[SIGCIS-Members] computer security history

[Subramanian, Ramesh Prof.]

Hi all,
It is interesting to know about the CBI's on-going research on the 
history of computer security. I just wanted to mention a closely related 
topic which spans security and policy: information privacy. It would be 
interesting to study the history and evolution of privacy as related to 
information technologies. A few year ago I wrote a paper on the 
evolution of privacy in India, but I wanted to know if there is any 
similar work that's been done in this area.

Regards,
-Ramesh

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Ramesh Subramanian, Ph.D.
Gabriel Ferrucci Professor of Information Systems
Quinnipiac University
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518.
Email: rameshs at quinnipiac.edu
Web: http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1288.xml?Person=23345&type=5
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Visiting Fellow, Information Society Project
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511.
Email: ramesh.subramanian at yale.edu
Web: http://www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/9841.htm


On 3/11/2012 2:53 PM, Jeffrey Yost wrote:
> Jon,
> Very little research has been published to date on the history of 
> computer security.  Given the lack of literature on this important 
> topic (and quality resources to study it), the Charles Babbage 
> Institute proposed and was funded for a three year National Science 
> Foundation-supported study to build infrastructure for computer 
> security history.  We are just getting underway with this project and 
> will be conducting more than 30 in-depth career-spanning oral history 
> interviews with first generation computer security pioneers (these 
> will be transcribed, edited, and freely available--our standard 
> practice with CBI's oral history program).  We will also be actively 
> engaging in archival collection development efforts for computer 
> security documentation (we already have some strong holding such as 
> the Willis Ware Papers and the Donn Parker Papers), and will  publish 
> scholarship from this research project.  An advisory committee 
> of leading computer security pioneers is providing guidance to us on 
> this project.
> Historian and Sociologist of Science Donald McKenzie did a few 
> important articles and book chapters--see his book Mechanizing Proof 
> and an  article (co-authored w/ G. Pottinger)  on high assurance 
> work w/in the DoD (primarily work by the Air Force and Air Force 
> contractors that helped lead to TCSEC or the Orange Book) published in 
> IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 19 (3) (1997): 41-59.
> Also, I did a survey book chapter on the history of computer security 
> standards in de Leeuw and Bergstra's book The History of Information 
> Security a few years ago.  History of cryptography has been far more 
> thoroughly studied and has a significant secondary literature (most of 
> the chapters in the de Leeuw and Bergstra volume are on this topic) 
> and the NSA Cryptologic Museum sponsors a regular conference/symposium 
> on the history of cryptography.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff
>
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Jon Lindsay <jrlindsay at ucsd.edu 
> <mailto:jrlindsay at ucsd.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Hello all,
>     I have the feeling that the history of computer security, from
>     hacking techniques to the evolution of the information security
>     industry to fearmongering over cybersecurity, is a somewhat
>     understudied area. I have seen some work on the development of
>     government policy and threat framing (i.e., by Myriam
>     Dunn Cavelty) but I'm less aware of anything on the evolution of
>     the technical and industrial dark arts. If there is some good work
>     out there, I would love to see it.
>     Bonus points if you can tell me when the awful phrase "digital
>     pearl harbor" first appeared!
>     Cheers,
>     Jon
>
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