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2005/1/21-25 [Computer/SW/Security] UID:35855 Activity:nil
1/21    Diffie is giving a lecture about the history of information
        security this wednesday from 7-8:30 PM at the Computer Hist.
        Museum in Mt. View (best part is that its free):
        http://www.computerhistory.org/events/index.php?id=1105901815
        \_ I _highly_ recommend going to see this guy talk.  He's one of the
           most fascinating speakers I've seen--he'll ramble for hours about
           things that may only peripherally relate to the nominal topic of
           the talks, and it's all incredibly interesting, even if you have
           no clue what he's on about from time to time.  -John
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www.computerhistory.org/events/index.php?id=1105901815
Whitfield Diffie VP, Sun Fellow, Chief Security Officer, Sun Microsystems DATE & TIME Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Member Reception - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Lecture - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM LOCATION Computer History Museum 1401 N Shoreline Boulevard Mountain View, CA 94043 REGISTRATION Free. ABSTRACT OF TALK In the 1970s, the world of information security was transformed by public -key cryptography, the radical revision of cryptographic thinking that a llowed people with no prior contact to communicate securely. Public key solved security problems born of the revolution in information technolog y that characterized the 20th century and made Internet commerce possibl e Security problems rarely stay solved, however. Continuing growth in c omputing, networking, and wireless--including applications made possible by improvements in securityhave given rise to new security problems. Diffie, a key figure in the discovery public-key cryp tography, will trace the growth of information security through the 20th Century and into the 21st. BACKGROUND Odysseys in Technology, A Computer History Museum Speaker Series Sponsore d by Sun Microsystems Laboratories, presents people and perspectives beh ind extraordinary innovations and advancements in the computer technolog y-related world. Each event in the Series provides stimulating interacti on with authentic experts whose achievements have transformed how things are done or viewed, and to examine how their personal stories might inf orm the present and future. These programs occasionally feature technolo gies or point events, with the objective to apply lessons of history to present day understanding and inspiration.