August 23, 2016: Invited Speaker Seminar: Security Perspective: And Now the End is Near

Dr. Francois Cosquer
CTO, Security for Applications and Analytics
Nokia

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Room EV002.184

Abstract

Year after year the number and sophistication of cyber-attacks is increasing, yet we see no clear signs in the industry for a needed change in the rules of the security arms race.  A review of main attacks observed today from Points of Sale to mobile end points – and everything in between – illustrates the breadth covered by hackers and the massive exposure of the connected world.  Surprisingly, it is generally admitted that vulnerabilities are so pervasive that current security models have reached their limits.  However FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) still seems to prevail in our approach to security today.  While waiting for the emergence of a radically new and needed security paradigm, a number of paths should urgently be explored.

Biography

Dr. Francois Cosquer is currently CTO Security for Applications and Analytics at Nokia, with particular focus on NFV security.  In close collaboration with elite customers, his responsibilities cover defining guidelines and best practices for end to end solutions, including supporting security R&D lifecycle from security requirements, to security testing and validation.  He also supports audits, incidents response, and root cause analysis activities.  In collaboration with Bell Labs Research, he develops technical direction, provides design and architecture expertise to end to end solutions.  Francois graduated in Electronics and Computing, and holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering.  He currently serves as Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University, Montreal.