Security through measurement for wireless LANs

April 4th, 2006

Speaker: David Kotz, Dartmouth College, Institute for Security Technology Studies Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 11:00 am, MCS 135 With the rise of Voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN), any complete WiFi security solution must address denial of service attacks, such as kicking off other clients, consuming excessive bandwidth, or spoofing access points, to the detriment of legitimate clients. More

An Economic Response to Unsolicited (spam) Communication

February 15th, 2006

Marshall Van Alstyne, Informations Systems Dept., SMG, Boston University Wednesday, February 15, 11:00 AM, MCS 135 This talk will investigate ways to improve total communications value in the context of spam. We analyze best-in-class solutions from law, technology, and economics. Comparison leads to several useful conclusions. First, economic mechanisms designed to promote valuable communication can outperform those... More

Authentication without Identification: from Theory to Practice

December 19th, 2005

Anna Lysyanskaya, Informations Systems Dept., SMG, Boston University Monday, December 19, 3:10 PM, MCS 135 Suppose that we have a valuable on-line resource (for example, an on-line library), and a whole bunch of people authorized to access various sections of this resource (for example, some people have subscribed to the fiction section of the library, while... More