Israel Cyber Security Research Session with Cyber Wales

30th July 2018
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Israel is considered one of the world leaders in cyber security research. This session will be an opportunity to hear from Dr Yossi Oren of Ben Gurion University, Israel, regarding his research into 'Side-Channel Attacks on Human Secrets'.

Dr. Yossi Oren is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and a member of BGU's Cyber Security Research Center. Prior to joining BGU, Yossi was a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist in the Network Security Lab at Columbia University in the City of New York and a member of the security lab at Samsung Research Israel. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University, and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

His research interests include implementation security (power analysis and other hardware attacks and countermeasures; low-resource cryptographic constructions for lightweight computers) and cryptography in the real world (consumer and voter privacy in the digital era; web application security).

The session will also be an opportunity to hear from researchers in Welsh Universities as part of Cyber Wales. Both Wales and Israel are founding members of Global EPIC, an initiative to recognise and bring toegther leading cyber security ecosystems around the globe to share learning, experiences and connect.

Speakers:

  • Dr Pete Burnap, Reader in Data Science & Cyber Analytics, Cardiff University
  • Dr Yossi Oren, Senior Lecturer, Ben Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof Andrew Blyth, Head of Information Security, University of South Wales
  • Dr Phillip James, Lecturer Computer Science, Swansea University

There will be an opportunity for Q&A and networking following the presentations and the Airbus Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Analytics will be open for tours and demonstrations.

Booking

This session is open to all and attendance is free, but we kindly ask you to register beforehand.

 

Further Information:

Side Channel Attacks on Human Secrets - Dr Yossi Oren

 
Abstract:
Side-channel analysis, a technique that allows an attacker to extract secret information from an electronic device through examination of its physical emanations, is capable of compromising otherwise secure systems. Traditionally this technique was applied toward the recovery of computer-related secrets such as cryptographic keys. Humans, however, also share secrets of their own with their computers – for example, their browsing habits, their political or religious beliefs, or sensitive information about their health. This secret information is increasingly vulnerable to emerging low-cost side-channel attacks that are highly scalable, employing malicious peripheral devices or turning components of a system against itself. Although systems at risk from side-channel attacks can be protected through hardware and software modifications, this results in a delicate trade-off between security and allowing the device to fulfil its intended function.

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Cardiff University, School of Computer Science & Informatics, T2.11 Queens Building, The Parade Cardiff CF
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