Symantec Sponsors Privacy And Security Research Lab At
Dalhousie University
New Lab to Conduct Research on Security of Electronic Assets of
Enterprises and Individuals
CUPERTINO, Calif. - June 9, 2005 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC),
the global leader in information security, today announced that it
is one of the key private sector sponsors for the establishment of
Dalhousie Universitys Computer Science Privacy and Security Lab.
The lab, located on the universitys main campus in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada, will focus on the security of electronic assets of
industries,
governments, and individuals through research,
education and public policy advocacy.
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the global leader in information
security, today announced that it is one of the key private sector
sponsors for the establishment of Dalhousie Universitys Computer
Science Privacy and Security Lab. The lab, located on the
universitys main campus in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, will focus
on the security of electronic assets of industries, governments,
and individuals through research, education and public policy
advocacy.
Laptop Battery Symantecs commitment of $100,000 will go toward the development
of academic programs and curriculum dedicated to the study of
information security-related issues conducted at the lab, and to
faculty positions in support of the lab.
Symantec Research Labs – Europe will be led by Marc Dacier, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in computer security. Before joining Symantec Research Labs – Europe, Dr. Dacier taught networking and operational computing security at Eurecom, a graduate school and research center in communications systems and one of Europe’s most active academic research institutions, especially in the field of network and computer security. In addition to his extensive work in academia, Dr. Dacier has also served in industry, perhaps most notably as manager of the Global Security Analysis Lab at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory. Dr. Dacier has served on more than 50 program committees of major security and dependability conferences and has been a member of the editorial board of several technical journals.
Thinkpad Dr. John G. Schwarz, Symantec president and chief operating
officer, will attend an all-day forum held today at Dalhousie
University to formally launch the lab.
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Microsoft We are very pleased to support initiatives such as this to
expand the scope of information security research conducted at the
university level, said Schwarz. We are very interested in Dalhousie
Universitys unique, multi-disciplinary approach to the study of
privacy and security, and look forward to partnering with them to
build a leading academic institution focusing on information
security.
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Laptop Computers Dr. John McHugh, currently a senior member of the Computer
Emergency Response Team at Carnegie Mellon University, will join
Dalhousie Universitys faculty of Computer Science as director of
the Privacy and Security Lab.
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Laptop Computer Thursdays forum will include keynote addresses by national and
international experts on the labs three areas of concentration:
education, research, and public policy. Each keynote will be
followed by a panel discussion. More information about the lab can
be found at http://projects.cs.dal.ca/psl/.
As a world leader in internet security technology, Symantec understands and respects your desire to protect your personal information and makes the protection of your privacy a priority. We have developed a comprehensive and transparent privacy policy to allow you to choose what information you share with Symantec and how that information can be used. Read Symantec's privacy policy in full.
Desktop Computer The relationship between Dalhousie Universitys Privacy and
Security Lab and Symantec is a continuation of other efforts by
Symantecs University Research Program to support academic research
for information security. Symantec is a strategic partner of
Carnegie Mellon Universitys CyLab, and has also established
fellowships at Purdue Universitys Center for Education and Research
in Information Assurance and Security to provide scholarship
funding for two graduate students. In addition, Symantec is a
sponsor of Stanford Universitys Computer Forum. Finally, Symantec
has provided funding and support to the University of Auckland, New
Zealands largest university, for the establishment of an
information security laboratory.
Notebooks Symantecs University Research Program was established to
facilitate and coordinate Symantecs involvement with universities
that emphasize research and study in the Internet security field.
In addition, Symantec provides feedback on the research conducted
by universities and input on areas that the industry deems
important to help direct the focus of study by universities on
Internet security issues.
Lenovo About Symantec
Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a
broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help
individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises
secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand
of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and
problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.,
Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information
is available at www.symantec.com.
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