Secure Embedded Operating Systems 101: A primer for security-relevant products

Date:	Thursday, June 29, 2006
Time:	1pm EDT (10am PDT, 17:00 GMT)
Duration:	1 hour
Registration:	www.techonline.com

Description
Attacks, hacks, worms, viruses - software is becoming increasingly vulnerable to a myriad of threats. No matter how secure the perimeter around your systems, malicious attacks can and will break through. How do you ensure containment, if not continued operation, despite a system breach? Today's interconnected embedded systems require that secure operation be designed in from the ground up - via a secure OS.

In this seminar, noted software security expert Eugen Bacic will illustrate what is understood and expected of a secure embedded operating system and the necessary implementation requirements for real-life products. Drawing from his vast experience in the security community, Mr. Bacic will explore what constitutes security for all manner of systems, and outline the considerations for evaluating a secure OS. Mr. Bacic will demonstrate how the QNX® Neutrino® real-time operating system (RTOS) exemplifies the key security requirements, such as availability and reliability, while ensuring the system meets the real-life challenges of flexibility and connectivity.

Estimated Length: 1 hour, including Q & A.

Who should Attend: Members of the embedded systems community who are interested in maximizing quality of system structure while minimizing costs related to development time: directors, executives, engineers, software designers, team and test leads.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this session.

Speaker Biography
Eugen Bacic is Director, Emerging Technology at Bell Security Solutions Inc., and heads up security research and development. He has been a leading designer of information security technology for two decades, including research and development work on firewalls, public key cryptography, trusted audit, network and infrastructure security, malicious software detection, composable systems, policy engines, and security criteria.

Before joining Bell, Eugen leveraged his security research in founding Texar Corporation, a startup focused on information and policies. Prior to Texar he was Senior InfoSec Research Scientist at CSE. His many contributions while Senior InfoSec Research Scientist has been recognized by the IT security world and include author of the Canadian Criteria, the only non-US citizen on the congressional subcommittee tasked with developing the US Federal Criteria, the replacement to the US Orange Book, and the lead Canadian author of the Common Criteria. He has been a frequent member of security task forces in Canada and the United States.

About QNX Software Systems
QNX Software Systems, a Harman International company (NYSE: HAR), is the industry leader in realtime, embedded OS technology. The component-based architectures of the QNX® Neutrino® RTOS and QNX Momentics® development suite together provide the industry's most reliable and scalable framework for building innovative, high-performance embedded systems. Global leaders such as Cisco, DaimlerChrysler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for network routers, medical instruments, vehicle telematics units, security and defense systems, industrial robotics, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide.

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