The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) of

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, United States, is a center for research and education in areas of

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for

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infrastructures Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...

. Its research is focused on the following areas: *Risk management, policies, and laws *Trusted social and human interactions * Security awareness, education, and training *Assurable software and architectures *Enclave and network security *Incident detection, response, and investigation *Identification, authentication, and privacy *

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and rights CERIAS is one of the world’s leading academic institutions in this area. It is one of the

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's "Original Seven" Centers for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

History

CERIAS was rooted in COAST research group (Computer Operations, Audit, and Security Technology) established in 1991 in the Computer Sciences Department of Purdue out of research groups of professors Eugene Spafford and Samuel Wagstaff, Jr. COAST was initially funded by

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, Bell Northern Research (BNR, now

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), and Hughes Research Laboratories. COAST was subsumed by CERIAS on January 1, 1999."Building Internet firewalls", by Elizabeth D. Zwicky, Simon Cooper, D. Brent Chapma
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