IEEE Kingston Section gladly invites everyone to listen to this interesting talk to be delivered by Dr. Scott Knight at the forthcoming IEEE Annual Banquet.

Title:  Are Robots Eating Our Lunch?

Date & Time:  May 28, 2013 (During the annual banquet starting at 6PM)

Location: Donald Gordon Conference Centre

Speaker: Scott Knight, BEng (Royal Military College), MEng (Royal Military College), PhD (Queen’s University)

Abstract: Cyber crime is now more profitable than illegal drugs. We also live under the threat of state-sponsored attacks on, or infiltration of, our government and industrial computer networks. It is becoming more and more apparent that the Internet is an effective tool in the arsenal of crime and espionage. Our intellectual property and confidential information is being mined out.

What is the nature of this threat? Are we able to build secure computing systems and networks that can block incoming attacks?

The presentation will identify and categorize the threats to our networks and intellectual property. It will provide an overview of how these attacks are conducted and why even our most carefully protected computer systems are vulnerable. The discussion will be placed in the context of several real examples and scenarios to illustrate the technology involved.

Speaker Bio: Scott Knight is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Royal Military College of Canada.  Dr Knight was appointed to the academic faculty at RMC in 2000 on retirement from 21 years of service in the Canadian Air Force.  Although an Air Force pilot early in his career his later experience was focused on computer systems and network engineering.  During this time Dr Knight worked with the National Defence Intelligence and Security communities on the development of secure computing networks to be used for handling classified and national security related information.  He also spent time as a military faculty member at RMC where he founded the Computer Security Laboratory, and he continues to lead this research group in his present appointment.  This research group has a close working relationship with the Canadian Forces Information Operations Group and the Communications Security Establishment, and focuses on computer network defence and support to information operations.