Second Keynote Speaker Announced for the Second Security-Enhanced Linux Symposium and Developer Summit; Event Slated for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.BALTIMORE -- Dr. Steve Marsh For the English cricketer, see . Steve Marsh is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL). Marsh was regarded by good judges as the finest rover then seen in the game. , Director of the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance unit in the UK Cabinet Office, will be a keynote speaker for the second annual Security-Enhanced Linux Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux variant that implements a variety of security policies, including U.S. Department of Defense style mandatory access controls, through the use of Linux Security Modules (LSM) in the Linux kernel. (SELinux) Symposium scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. . The Central Sponsor for Information Assurance unit was formed in October 2002 to provide assurance to government that the risks to the UK national information infrastructure are appropriately managed. Prior to this assignment, Dr. Marsh was Director of Security Policy in the Office of the e-Envoy The Office of the e-Envoy was set up by Tony Blair in 1999 and was replaced by the E-Government Unit in September 2004. Many former members of the office joined gov3 an ICT consultancy firm for governments. , responsible for establishing a common framework for the security of electronic government systems. This included the ways by which individuals and business users authenticate themselves when using electronic government services. He has over 15 years experience in security and IT within the public sector. Dr. Marsh will present a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. entitled "UK e-Government: Security Challenges and Solutions for Innovative Service Delivery." In this address, Dr. Marsh will share some of the security challenges facing e-Government services in the UK, as well as some of the solutions being explored to address these challenges. SELinux is being explored as one of a number of aids to securing UK e-government services. SELinux has the ability to provide enhanced information assurance for key infrastructure components and applications. A separate case study to be presented during the symposium will discuss the planned use of SELinux in an UK e-Government pilot program. About the SELinux Symposium The Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) Symposium is an annual exchange of ideas, technology, and research involving SELinux. SELinux is technology that adds flexible, strong mandatory access control A system of access control that assigns security labels or classifications to system resources and allows access only to entities (people, processes, devices) with distinct levels of authorization or clearance. These controls are enforced by the operating system or security kernel. security to Linux. The Second Symposium is scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland and is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Red Hat, Tresys Technology, and Trusted Computer Solutions. The event brings together experts from business, government, and academia to share research, development, and application experiences using SELinux. For information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, see www.selinux-symposium.org or info@selinux-symposium.org. |
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