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Welcome to the TSSG trust and security blog.
This blog contains information on the trust and security research being carried out within the TSSG. Topics covered include projects and initiatives we're involved in, as well as our core security competencies and the interests of the various security people in the TSSG.
Current projects and initiatives include:
CoMiFin, Communication Middleware for Monitoring Financial Critical Infrastructure, (FP7-SEC)
The CoMiFin STREP aims to provide an infrastructure-level monitoring, notification and mitigation middleware as an essential element of Financial Infrastructure Protection (FIP). A key objective of CoMiFin is to prove the advantages of having a cooperative approach in the rapid detection of threats. This approach allows groups of financial actors to take advantage of the CoMiFin system for exchanging and processing information, thereby allowing them to take proactive steps in protecting their business continuity.
INCO-TRUST, International Co-operation in Trustworthy, Secure and Dependable ICT infrastructures, (FP7-ICT)
The main purpose of INCO-TRUST is to specifically target international cooperation, which will: (a) promote collaboration and partnerships between programme managers and researchers between the EU and USA, Japan, Korea, Canada and Australia; and, (b) leverage and harmonise global efforts related to the building and maintenance of large-scale trustworthy ICT systems and infrastructures and the services they deliver.
PARSIFAL, Protection And tRuSt In FinanciAL infrastructures, (FP7-SEC)
PARSIFAL is assessing how to better protect Critical Financial Infrastructures (CFI) as well as information infrastructures that link CFI with other sector Critical Infrastructures (CI).
Think-Trust, Think Tank for Converging Technical and Non-Technical Consumer Needs in ICT Trust, Security and Dependability, (FP7-ICT)
Think-Trust is investigating Trust, Security, Dependability, Privacy & Identity from both ICT and societal perspectives. The project has a mandate to return recommendations on future policy environments and research agenda. Within Think-Trust, there was support for the establishment of RISEPTIS (Research and Innovation for SEcurity, Privacy and Trustworthiness in the Information Society), a high-level advisory body in ICT research on security and trust aiming at providing visionary guidance on policy and research challenges in the field of security and trust in the Information Society. RISEPTIS released their final report in October 2009.
Future Internet Assembly: Trust and Identity Cluster
WIT-TSSG are a nominated “caretaker” along with HP and SAP. A “caretaker” role is to coordinate the activities in the cross domain clusters within the FIA and provide a link between the FIA and the FIA Bled signatory projects.
ENISA, European Network and Information Security Agency
ENISA could be considered the “Cyber Security” agency of the EU and their mission is helping the European Commission, the Member States and the business communities to address, respond and especially to prevent Network and Information Security problems. Jim Clarke of WIT-TSSG is a Permanent Stakeholder Group (PSG) member of ENISA. The PSG is composed of 30 experts from all over Europe. They are drawn from relevant stakeholder groups such as the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry, ICT user organisations and academic experts in network and information security. The purpose and role of the PSG is to advise the Executive Director of ENISA.