From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from jazzswing.ncsc.mil (jazzswing.ncsc.mil [144.51.68.65]) by tycho.ncsc.mil (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA12703 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:08:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from jazzswing.ncsc.mil (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jazzswing.ncsc.mil with ESMTP id WAA24169 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 22:07:26 GMT Received: from rly-ip01.mx.aol.com (rly-ip01.mx.aol.com [205.188.156.49]) by jazzswing.ncsc.mil with ESMTP id WAA24165 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 22:07:25 GMT Received: from logs-tn.proxy.aol.com (logs-tn.proxy.aol.com [152.163.207.5]) by rly-ip01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/AOL-5.0.0) with ESMTP id RAA02271 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:06:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from oemcomputer (AC9EA8DB.ipt.aol.com [172.158.168.219]) by logs-tn.proxy.aol.com (8.10.0/8.10.0) with SMTP id g2IM1WX439768 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:01:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <009c01c1cec7$fbf907e0$dba89eac@oemcomputer> From: "Tony Stanco" To: Subject: FOSE SELinux Panel Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:58:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0097_01C1CE9E.1248CC80" Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-Id: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C1CE9E.1248CC80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wanted to inform anyone on this list who is interested that there is a = SELinux Panel at FOSE in Washington DC, Thursday March 21 between = 2:45-3:00. Check at FOSE for room location.=20 The Panel includes: =20 Peter A. Loscocco, Security-enhanced Linux Project Leader, National = Security Agency Mark Westerman, Westcam Inc., SELinux community developer =20 Martin R. Dean, PhD Candidate in Computer Science at George Washington = University, responsible for the Cyberspace Policy Institute's SELinux = Distribution project. =20 Moderator is: =20 Tony Stanco, Senior Policy Analyst, Cyberspace Policy Institute, George = Washington University About SELinux: Security-enhanced Linux incorporates into Linux a strong, flexible mandatory access control architecture that enables threats to system security to be effectively addressed. The NSA's Information Assurance Research Group has long been interested in the problems associated with creating secure systems. SELinux draws from the results of that research. The release of SELinux to the open source community has proven to be an effective strategy for achieving many research and technology transfer goals. However, participation in this community is a new endeavor for NSA that has presented a number of challenges that needed to be overcome. This presentation will give an overview of SELinux and how its security features enable systems to be configured more securely than is currently possible using mainstream operating systems. In addition. it will touch upon the benefits, as well as the challenges, of the federal government working in the open source arena. About the Participants: Mr. Loscocco is a senior research scientist with the Information Assurance Research Group of NSA where he has studied problems associated with computer and network security since 1985. Since 1990, he has concentrated in the area of operating system security where he has helped develop a series of prototype secure operating systems. He currently leads NSA's operating system research program. Mr. Loscocco and his team developed SELinux, the secure variant of Linux that NSA released in December 2000 to help influence the direction of security in mainstream operating systems. Mark Westerman Managing Partner for Westcam, Inc., has over 15 years of experience in all phases of computer network = design, network security, encryption technology, and firewalls as well as UNIX, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 expertise. Mark has designed AIS = level 3 security systems and network security systems for NASA. He was the head security designer of one of NASA's AIS 3 network development environments. For the last 2 years he has been implementing = SELinux systems for use in connecting single computers to multiple security = level system for NASA. SNARE background at http://www.intersectalliance.com/projects/Snare/Documentation/index.html#= SNA RE=3D5Finstallation =20 Martin R. Dean represents the Cyberspace Policy Institute=92s = Security-Enhanced Linux project. The project=92s goal is to create, maintain, and = continually improve a secure Linux version and to develop a community of Security-Enhanced Linux support to eGovernment organizations. Mr. Dean = holds a BS degree in Computer and Information Science, an MS in Information Systems Management and currently pursues a Ph.D. in Computer Science at = The George Washington University. Mr. Dean specializes in computer security = in his academic endeavors. Mr. Dean is a principal engineer with SAIC and = has strong experience in systems engineering, software engineering and computer networking. At = The George Washington University, Mr. Dean has taught three times the = operating system lab, where he has guided his students in writing kernel modules = and device drivers using the Linux operating system. =20 Tony Stanco is a Senior Policy Analyst of the Cyberspace Policy = Institute (CPI) at The George Washington University, where he advocates = both the commercial and philosophical advantages of Open Source/Free = Software around the world. Before joining CPI, Tony worked at the = Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC as a senior = attorney in the Internet and software group. Tony is a listed speaker on = behalf of the Free Software Foundation and GNU Project. ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C1CE9E.1248CC80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I wanted to inform anyone on this list who is = interested that=20 there is a SELinux Panel at FOSE in Washington DC, Thursday March 21 = between=20 2:45-3:00. Check at FOSE for room location.
 
The Panel includes:
 
Peter A. Loscocco, Security-enhanced Linux Project = Leader,=20 National Security Agency
 
Mark Westerman, Westcam Inc., SELinux community=20 developer
 
Martin R. Dean, PhD Candidate in Computer Science at = George=20 Washington University, responsible for the Cyberspace Policy Institute's = SELinux=20 Distribution project.

 
Moderator is:
 
Tony Stanco, Senior Policy Analyst, Cyberspace = Policy=20 Institute, George Washington University
 
About SELinux:
 
Security-enhanced Linux incorporates into Linux a = strong,=20 flexible
mandatory access control architecture that enables threats = to=20 system
security to be effectively addressed. The NSA's Information=20 Assurance
Research Group has long been interested in the problems = associated=20 with
creating secure systems. SELinux draws from the results of=20 that
research.  The release of SELinux to the open source = community=20 has
proven to be an effective strategy for achieving many research=20 and
technology transfer goals.  However, participation in this = community=20 is
a new endeavor for NSA that has presented a number of challenges=20 that
needed to be overcome.  This presentation will give an = overview=20 of
SELinux and how its security features enable systems to be=20 configured
more securely than is currently possible using mainstream=20 operating
systems. In addition. it will touch upon the benefits, as = well as=20 the
challenges, of the federal government working in the open=20 source
arena.

 
About the Participants:

Mr. Loscocco is a senior research scientist with = the=20 Information
Assurance Research Group of NSA where he has studied=20 problems
associated with computer and network security since 1985. = Since=20 1990,
he has concentrated in the area of operating system security = where=20 he
has helped develop a series of prototype secure operating systems. = He
currently leads NSA's operating system research program. Mr.=20 Loscocco
and his team developed SELinux, the secure variant of Linux = that=20 NSA
released in December 2000 to help influence the direction of=20 security
in mainstream operating systems.

Mark Westerman  = Managing Partner for Westcam, Inc.,
has over 15 years of experience = in all=20 phases of computer network design,
network security, encryption = technology,=20 and firewalls as well as
UNIX, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 = expertise. Mark=20 has designed AIS level
3 security systems and network security = systems for=20 NASA.
He was the head security designer of one of NASA's AIS 3=20 network
development environments.  For the last 2 years he has = been=20 implementing SELinux
systems for use in connecting single computers = to=20 multiple security level
system for NASA. SNARE background at
http://www.intersectalliance.com/projects/Snare/Documentatio= n/index.html#SNA
RE=3D5Finstallation
 
Martin R. Dean represents the Cyberspace Policy = Institute=92s=20 Security-Enhanced
Linux project. The project=92s goal is to create, = maintain,=20 and continually
improve a secure Linux version and to develop a = community=20 of
Security-Enhanced Linux support to eGovernment organizations. Mr. = Dean=20 holds
a BS degree in Computer and Information Science, an MS in=20 Information
Systems Management and currently pursues a Ph.D. in = Computer=20 Science at The
George Washington University. Mr. Dean specializes in = computer=20 security in
his academic endeavors. Mr. Dean is a principal engineer = with=20 SAIC and has strong experience in
systems engineering, software = engineering=20 and computer networking.  At The
George Washington University, = Mr. Dean=20 has taught three times the operating
system lab, where he has guided = his=20 students in writing kernel modules and
device drivers using the Linux = operating system.

 
Tony Stanco is a Senior Policy Analyst of the = Cyberspace=20 Policy Institute (CPI) at The George Washington University, where he = advocates=20 both the commercial and philosophical advantages of Open Source/Free = Software=20 around the world. Before joining CPI, Tony worked at the Securities = and=20 Exchange Commission in Washington, DC as a senior attorney in the = Internet and=20 software group. Tony is a listed speaker on behalf of the Free = Software=20 Foundation and GNU Project.
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