Notes

As technology continues to advance and national security remains at the forefront of discussion, it comes as no surprise that biometrics is a hot topic. The ability for scientists to determine ways to accurately identify people based upon physical and behavioral characteristics has been achieved; however, improvements in equipment, interoperability and database accuracy are essential.

Biometrics is key to our nation’s intelligence and security efforts in the fight against terrorism. Establishing an individual’s identity with certainty provides our military personnel an immediate edge and aids our national security capabilities.


Over a decade ago we set out with a mission - to define and build a community of interest in information security research. While the past nine years have been riddled with their own joys and tribulations, we do seem to have built a significant amount of interest in the field. From a mere dozen presentations from a few local researchers, we have more than quadrupled in size and have representation from scores of countries. Clearly this would not have been possible without our dedicated ambassadors around the world. We acknowledge them most sincerely.

The nature and scope of the Information Security field has also evolved over the past several years. No longer are we just concerned with protecting the technical edifice. Our emphasis has become more holistic and we tend to consider all aspects of information protection as central to the field of security. The Annual Security Conference, we hope, provides a forum for discourses in Security, Assurance and Privacy that will define the moment and provide a useful basis for nurturing further dialogues.