{"id":18287,"date":"2014-04-17T14:07:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=18287"},"modified":"2025-01-28T22:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T03:27:44","slug":"uconn-comcast-launch-center-for-security-innovation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/04\/uconn-comcast-launch-center-for-security-innovation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn, Comcast Launch Center for Security Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By:\u00a0Colin Poitras<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

UConn, home to the nation\u2019s foremost center on hardware security, and Comcast today announced the establishment of a new Center of Excellence for Security Innovation (CSI) on the University\u2019s main campus in Storrs.<\/p>\n

The center unites the expertise of researchers within UConn\u2019s existing Center for Hardware Assurance, Security, and Engineering (CHASE<\/a>) and Comcast\u2019s leadership in Internet systems security to develop robust detection systems and analytical tools to ensure that the computer chips and other hardware components vital to Internet broadband systems are shielded from malicious attacks, unauthorized access, and faulty or counterfeit products.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new Center of Excellence for Security Innovation further establishes UConn as a national leader in hardware security analysis and technology,\u201d says Kazem Kazerounian, dean of UConn\u2019s School of Engineering. \u201cIt is yet another example of how academic-industry partnerships can advance science, improve people\u2019s lives, and create a new generation of highly-skilled workers prepared to resolve the technological challenges facing our nation and world today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUConn\u2019s leadership in hardware assurance research is well established and we envision the Center of Excellence will be supported by significant, multi-year\u00a0funding for research initiatives, joint innovation, and the development of the next generation of technologists,\u201d says John Schanz, executive vice president and chief network officer of Comcast. \u201cWhile many of those research projects will be sponsored by Comcast, we also anticipate research funding and support from the federal government and other industry partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials announced the new Center of Excellence in Security Innovation, to be located in the Information Technologies Engineering building, during a break in a two-day national conference at UConn on secure\/trustworthy systems and supply chain assurance sponsored by CHASE. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen was among those attending the announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Internet has transformed our lives and the way we do business,\u201d Jepsen said. \u201cAt the same time, we\u2019re experiencing widespread and more frequent cyber attacks and data breaches that have resulted in the loss of sensitive personal information or put it at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"comcast2\"<\/a>Connecticut reported 427 cyber security breaches last year that threatened the personal information of 580,000 Connecticut residents, or more than 16 percent of the state\u2019s population.\u00a0 \u201cThose are serious numbers,\u201d Jepsen said. \u201cThe cost to the individuals and businesses involved in these breaches is enormous.\u201d<\/p>\n

UConn Provost Mun Choi says the unique public-private partnership behind the new Center of Excellence for Security Innovation combines the strengths and resources of a major research university like UConn with those of a major industry leader to tackle real world problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this very interconnected world, we have to be worried about sabotage. We have to worry about errors,\u201d says Choi. \u201cUniversities must work collectively with industry partners\u2026This collaboration will enable our faculty to work on relevant problems, train our students, and make an impact in the marketplace. Today, two great organizations have come together\u2026and when it comes to hardware security, the University of Connecticut, Comcast, and all of our partners will make an important impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the new initiative, two UConn Ph.D. candidates will have internships with Comcast this summer, according to Myrna Soto, chief information and infrastructure security officer for Comcast. \u201cThey have already learned a great deal about our hardware, our assurances, and the security framework we\u2019re working toward,\u201d Soto said. \u201cI have no doubt they will be significant contributors from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Center of Excellence expands the longstanding relationship between Comcast and UConn\u2019s School of Engineering. Comcast is one of the founding members of CHASE, which also lists the U.S. Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and industry leaders such as Honeywell, Samsung, and CISCO as sponsors.<\/p>\n

\u201cUConn\u2019s CHASE faculty is eager to work with Comcast and other industry leaders in developing robust, secure, and trustworthy hardware technologies and detection techniques that provide unprecedented assurance in today\u2019s rapidly evolving hardware environment,\u201d said Mark Tehranipoor, the director of CHASE, who will also serve as director of the CSI.<\/p>\n

Comcast Cable is the nation\u2019s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications, and home management offerings. Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company.<\/p>\n

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