Distinguished lecture: "Vulnerabilities in Safety, Security, and Privacy"

Abstract:

"Prof. Plödereder will discuss the differences and commonalities in threats that affect safety, security or privacy in today's systems. He will argue that vulnerabilities made possible by programming language features form a common base for violating safety, security, or privacy. None of these three concerns can be satisfied without first eliminating these vulnerabilities in the code of today's systems. Regrettably all known languages in actual use contain constructs that give rise to such vulnerabilities. He will describe several useful information sources about vulnerabilities and about rules that are geared to prevent them from arising in real code. Examples will illustrate the knowledge conveyed by these sources. He will conclude with a discussion of the lessons he learned in his work on safety- and security-related standards, and of the conclusions he draws for changes needed in academia’s teaching and research."

Refreshments will be served after the talk.