IEEE Computer Society Launches IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine New publication aims to fill critical need for security professionals

The IEEE Computer Society today announced the launch of IEEE Security & Privacy, a new peer-reviewed publication targeting computer and network security, information assurance, infrastructure protection issues, and other pertinent technology and social topics. The publication will make its debut on 1 February 2003.

Los Alamitos, Calif., 8 Jan.: The IEEE Computer Society today announced the launch of IEEE Security & Privacy, a new peer-reviewed publication targeting computer and network security, information assurance, infrastructure protection issues, and other pertinent technology and social topics. The publication will make its debut on 1 February 2003.

Editor-in-chief George Cybenko headed the IEEE Computer Society task force that explored the need for the publication and led early content development meetings for the magazine. Cybenko is the Dorothy and Walter Gramm Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College and founding editor of Computing in Science & Engineering magazine.

IEEE Security & Privacy has a task force of outstanding security and privacy experts who contributed their visions for the immediate and future needs of security professionals. We think our readers will find material here thats informative, inviting, and, most of all, useful in managing and protecting their computing environments," said Cybenko.

Published six times a year, each issue of IEEE Security & Privacy will address a broad range of topics related to securing information and computing resources. The magazine will provide a combination of research articles, case studies, tutorials, and regular departments and columnists for an intended audience of industry practitioners and researchers in information security careers. Each theme article will undergo an intense peer review by topical experts to verify its breadth and accuracy.
Feature articles scheduled for inclusion in the inaugural issue magazine include:
·   MITs Simson Garfinkel shares a fascinating and disturbing look at what hes found left behind on some of the 150 million hard disk drives retired each year
·   Michael Howard and Steve Lipner at Microsoft document the large effort needed and the lessons learned while working to achieve Microsofts Trustworthy Computing initiative
·   Crispin Cowan at WireX Communications surveys security-enhancing technologies for open source systems, environments that give defenders and attackers more control over security issues
·   Nick Petroni and Bill Arbaugh at the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science document a wireless case study in which fixing one vulnerability actually sped up attacks elsewhere

Additionally, along with in-depth news and analysis, more than 10 departments and columns will regularly address niche topics in great detail. Departments and columns include On the Horizon, Attack Trends, Threats Perspective, Applications Security, Digital Rights, Policies and International Watch, Education, and Biblio Tech.

With nearly 100,000 members, the IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of computer professionals. Founded in 1946, it is the largest of the 36 societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The Society publishes 13 magazines, seven Transactions, and numerous conference proceedings and books, in addition to IEEE Security & Privacy. For more information, visit http://www.computer.org/.

Contact: For further information, contact Kathy Clark-Fisher, Staff Editor, IEEE Security & Privacy, IEEE Computer Society, 10662 Los Vaqueros Circle, Los Alamitos, CA 90720; 714.821.8380. kclark-fisher@computer.org.

To subscribe to IEEE Security & Privacy, visit http://www.computer.org/security.