Keynote Address: Security Lessons From All Over

From a security viewpoint, there is little new about the Internet. The same security rules apply to the Internet, castles, walls, and even the immune system. We will explore a number of security lessons from many sources.

Bill Cheswick logged into his first computer in 1969 and has worked on operating system security for more than 25 years. Since joining Bell Laboratories in 1987, he has worked on network security, PC viruses, mailers, the Plan 9 operating system, and kernel hacking. With Steve Bellovin, he co-authored the first full book on Internet security, Firewalls and Internet Security, Repelling the Wily Hacker. Cliff Stoll has called Ches "one of the seven avatars of the Internet." Ches's current work includes various Internet munitions, a new edition of the book, and maybe a way to hunt down anonymous denial-of-service attacks.