Making Computing Safer
November 20, 2007 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : Bristol, Events, Technology, Safety , trackbackCyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network in association with British Computer Society Security Forum and The Trusted Computing Project
Conference: 7th December 2007 BCS, 6 Southampton Street, London.
Invitation to:
Enabling trusted access to e-services – Making computing safer for the general public
• Is it possible to meet the needs of the public, SME’s and organisations that do not have access to skills needed to run IT systems securely?
• What are technology suppliers doing to simplify public use of computing?
• Does Linux and Free / Open Source software provide the basis for greater e-Inclusion?
The conference will explore ways in which the general public can be provided with computing that they can trust. Delegates will debate possible solutions based on both proprietary and Free / Open Source software and review the deployment and management of systems that could provide the general public with secure, trusted computing. The outcome will be a working group focusing on this very important issue and one that directly affects the safety and security of the UK’s citizens.
Delegates
There is no fee for this conference but places are limited. Register with kbarnett@QinetiQ.com by Friday 30th November 2007 and advise her of any dietary or accessibility requirements you have.
For further information contact:
Nigel Jones, Director, Cyber Security KTN. Email: NAJONES1@qinetiq.com
Andrea Simmons, BCS, Email: andrea.simmons@bcs.org
Comments»
hmm, a bit like allowing the supermarket chains to decide on your diet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_computing
You are right Sean. There does seem to be a high level of suspicion in the online world about ‘trusted computing’. Certainly, the notion that computers and the Internet are ‘a danger’ that citizens need ‘protecting from’ is questionable, especially when industry or government is offering to do the protecting.
In general, I think it is much better to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to make their own choices about what they feel safe with. And this was the approach we took in the Connecting Bristol bid (and want to continue with through our e-mentoring programme). However, not everyone agreed.
There seems to be a growing view that certain groups such as young people and employees need a safe, secure managed ICT experience. And I guess in reality that some people must click on those spam emails telling them they have won a million quid so send your bank details now. Is there a happy medium? Is some degree of ‘protection’ ever a good thing?
Stephen