How to REALLY secure the Internet.

Presented at Black Hat USA 1998, July 29, 1998, 9 a.m. (45 minutes)

Is it possible to really secure the Internet? With current technology and methods, the answer would appear to be a resounding "no." We've tried security through stepwise refinement and security through consensus - the best remaining solutions are totalitarian and draconian. Marcus will present an outline for how the Internet could be secured through some simple, cost effective methods. He'll also explain why it won't happen.

Presenters:

• Marcus Ranum - President and CEO of Network Flight Recorder, Inc.
  Marcus Ranum is CEO of Network Flight Recorder, Inc., and has been specializing in Internet security since he built the first commercial firewall product in 1989. He has acted as chief architect and implementor of several other notable security systems including the TIS firewall toolkit, TIS Gauntlet firewall, whitehouse.gov, and the Network Flight Recorder. Marcus frequently lectures on Internet security issues, and is co-author of the "Web Site Security Sourcebook" with Avi Rubin and Dan Geer, published by John Wiley and sons.

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