And no two people are more aware of the opportunity than Dr. r. “Dan” Dandapani, dean, and Dr. edward Chow, associate dean, of the College of engineering and Applied science.

they live and breathe cyber security.
“seventy-five percent of all new attacks are
Web-based,” Dr. Chow said.
of course, internet connection is the founda-
tion of all commerce and communication.

“but the only way to completely protect a server is to not connect to the internet,” Dandapani said with a smile.

Without internet—well, the united states may
as well reinvent the Dark Ages.
barring such inconceivable measures, sci-
entists and researchers work indefatigably to
protect the nation.
“Human behavior hasn’t changed,” Dr. Dan-
dapani said, describing hackers and terrorists.
“it’s just using a different medium.”

the motto of the cyber security world is CiA—confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Confidentiality means data must be encrypted, so hackers cannot see it. integrity involves authenticity, that is, “you are who you say you are” when accessing a system. And availability refers to being able to access one’s own network or internet site.

Cyber terrorists operate much like pirates on the open sea, Dr. Chow said.

“your computer can be kidnapped (that is, virtually held hostage) or the owner can be blackmailed.”

Cyber terrorism has even spawned a new niche in the insurance industry—companies pay for protection against piracy and blackmail.

one of Dr. Chow’s projects is sCoLD, a secure Collective Defense system, which “ coordinates all the good guys on the internet, so they can share resources if one of their main routes is attacked by hackers,” Dr. Chow said.

“We set up multiple indirect routes between your friends and your customers, so you can

tolerate an attack—like creating a detour when a bridge collapses.”

Having multiple paths not only is more secure, but actually increases performance, because it increases the bandwidth at all times.

“And it puts the onus on the hacker to have many more resources to be able to block you,” Dr. Chow said.

the new blade server racks and modules will allow uCCs and NisssC to simulate large-scale cyber attacks for the military, defense contractors, and businesses, making networks safer from hackers, terrorists and rogues.

under the shadow of Pikes Peak quivers a brave new world of cyber security.

“What we do has national implications,” Dr. Dandapani said.

“And uCCs is located right in the middle of all these military and civilian applications.”

above If not properly secured, covert attacks on global financial institutions could paralyze nations as well as their inhabitants.