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June 12th, 2012
Intel VP illustrates delicate balance between IT security and usability
CISAC's Science Seminar series closed on June 11 with a talk by Malcolm Harkins, Vice President, Information Technology Group and Chief Information Security Officer at Intel Corporation. Harkins outlined benefits and drawbacks of information security strategies and discussed Intel's innovative strategy, "protect to enable." Audio is available online. Read more »
May 30th, 2012
Symantec's Nachenberg dissects malicious Stuxnet computer worm
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsThe Stuxnet computer worm is perhaps the most malicious piece of software ever built. Symantec Chief Architect Carey Nachenberg explains how the Stuxnet worm spread, evaded detection and ultimately accomplished its mission. Read more »
May 4th, 2012
Hachigian tells AFP row over Chinese dissident "a significant source of tension"
in the news: AFP on May 4, 2012Former Visiting Scholar Nina Hachigian, now at the Center for American Progress, tells AFP that China has "taken baby steps" on issues important to the U.S. such as Iran and intellectual property rights enforcement, but the row over dissident Chen Guangcheng could affect progress on those issues. The dispute will be a source of tension until a mutually agreeable solution is found.
NSC Director of European Affairs says next French president should maintain commitment to NATO
in the news: AFP on April 26, 2012Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, former CISAC Senior Research Scholar and current National Security Council director of European affairs, says that the White House understands that France will maintain its full commitment to NATO after its presidential elections in June 2012, despite differing opinons from the candidates on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.
May 1st, 2012
Kapur warns weak Indian counterterrorism efforts could spark international conflict
in the news: Washington Post on May 1, 2012Affiliate Paul Kapur stressed the need for reform of India's counterterrorism measures in the Washington Post: "The next big terror attack may be even more provocative than the ones in Mumbai and may lead to international conflict."
April 30th, 2012
Through explosions and gunfire, Stanford scholars see troops train for Afghanistan combat
FSI Stanford, CISAC NewsA daylong tour of the National Training Center taught researchers some of what war-bound soldiers learn before battle. Read more »
April 23rd, 2012
Cuéllar tackles failures of America's immigration system
CISAC Co-Director Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar outlines the complex failures of the American immigration system that due to the dynamics of compromises, organizational practices, and public reactions, is "built to fail".
