Multi-Level Security (MLS) – What is it, why do we need it, and how can we get it
Technologies & Applications Spring 2012 Seminar Series
- When?
- Thursday 3 May 2012, 13:30 to 15:30
- Where?
- 39 BB 02
- Open to:
- Staff, Students, Public
- Speaker:
- Dr Adrian Waller, Consultant, Thales
MLS has been a field of study in computer science for decades, and MLS systems have been developed and deployed for high assurance defence and government applications. However, in recent years other users with less stringent security requirements have been talking about their need for "MLS", and have been attempting to use traditional MLS solutions in their systems. In this talk, we take a look at the varied applications that are claimed to require "MLS" and attempt to reconcile their different interpretations of the term. We then survey existing and proposed MLS technologies, discuss some of their drawbacks when compared with these applications' requirements, and propose some areas for future research.
Biography
Dr Adrian Waller received a PhD in Pure Mathematics (Royal Holloway, University of London) 1996. Adrian joined Thales Research & Technology (UK) in 1997. He is a Technical Consultant responsible for providing cryptography and information security expertise, and his current research interests include security for Wireless Sensor Networks as well as security and accreditation issues for adaptable and dynamic systems-of-systems. Adrian qualified as a CISSP in 2003 and is an Associate of the Institute of Information Security Professionals.