SGER: Grand Challenges in Cyber Security

University Of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CA

Investigators

Abstract

Proposal Number: 0820907 PI: Giovanni Vigna Institution: University of California ? Santa Barbara Title: SGER: Grand Challenges in Cyber Security Proposal Summary: The goal of this exploratory project is to design and run the first Grand Challenge Competition in Cyber Security. Among four possible candidate domains, (the development of a secure voting system, the identification of sophisticated vulnerabilities, the elimination of SPAM, and the design of a ?hackproof? server), one will be selected for the initial competition. The lessons learned from the design and execution of this initial challenge will be used for the design and implementation of subsequent contests. The idea for a security grand challenge competition is inspired by the very successful DARPA Grand Challenges The design of the rules of engagement and criteria for selecting a ?winner? of a computer security grand challenge is an extremely difficult endeavor, and is the part of the focus of this research. It is expected that the first carry competition will be held at a major computer security conference in 2009. There is a pressing need for a challenging contest that will attract the public interest and galvanize the research community.