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Panel Debate: Australia’s New Encryption and Device Access Laws. Good for you or not?

The Australian Parliament has passed new laws impacting software engineering for device and system security. Leading IT Security experts debate whether or not it will achieve what it's meant to and how to build or be mindful of these laws when developing new software.

Event Start: Tue 30 Apr 05:30 PM AEST
Event Finish: Tue 30 Apr 07:30 PM AEST

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Registration End Date: Tue 30 Apr 01:48 PM


The Australian Parliament has passed new laws impacting software engineering for device and system security. There are many questions here: <ol><li>Has it struck the right balance between legal law enforcement access and user privacy expectations?</li><li>Can the legal access be adequately secured?</li><li>What are the legal risks for software developers and IT system operators?</li><li>Will it harm the development of secure encryption and systems, as it will be cheaper to develop less secure systems?</li><li>Is there any point? Is it likely to be effective?</li></ol> The ACS has developed a high powered panel to discuss these questions. Each panellist will provide their expert insights for 15 minutes and then you will be able to ask your own questions. The panellists are:  <ol><li>Professor Bill Caelli. A true veteran of crypto development from the 1970s onwards. Bill commented widely on the risks of mandatory inclusion of a ‘decryption clipper chip’ proposed by the USA’s Clinton government in the 1990s. Bill will provide the historical aspects.</li><li>Dr Leonie Simpson. Australia’s leading crypto expert. She has been designing secure cryptosystems (and breaking them) since the early 1990s. Leonie will comment on the difficult challenges of securing cryptosystems, particularly if there is a backdoor.</li><li>Nicole Murdoch. Nicole is a Doyles guide recommended IP lawyer, the founding partner of EAGLEGATE lawyers and a director of the Australian Information Security Association.</li></ol> Gary Gaskell – Panel chair – will keep the panel on time – and make sure everyone is nice – yes we know these AA laws have generated a lot of emotional responses on social media.<br><br>Event details:<br>5:30pm registrations and networking<br>6:00pm event begins<br>7:00-7:30pm Networking<br><br>Refreshments will be provided.<br><br>Parking: the cheapest can be found in the China Town Mall car park.<br>Train: Fortitude Valley station and a short walk to the Valley Mall<br><br>Entrance: follow the signs to The Precinct and use the lifts which will be open from 5:30pm, please make your way up to level 3. 

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William John Caelli

William John Caelli

Em Prof William J (Bill) Caelli, AO – Co-founder Electronics Research Australia Pty Ltd/ERACOM Pty Ltd, 1979 and cybersecurity consultancy IISEC Pty Ltd (1989), Em Prof Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Adj Prof Griffith University, Hon Cybersecurity Fellow Queensland TAFE. Chair Safety and Stability Advisory Committee of auDa. Former board member Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE), USA 2004 to 2013. ERACOM manufactured a range of computers based with added cryptographic hardware/software and security modules for IBM mainframes and data networks plus a first hardware-based encryption system for the IBM PC (1984) with full hard disk encryption/trusted key management. Founding Director - Information Security Research Centre (ISRC) QUT, 1988, then Head of the School of Data Comms and Software Eng. Made an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2003. Over 54 years in ICT with 44 years in all aspects of cybersecurity, commercial cryptography and public policy concerns. Worked for Hewlett-Packard and Control Data Corporation. PhD in nuclear physics / high speed data acquisition. Fellow ACS, Life Sen Mem IEEE, Fellow ISC2, Hon CISM (ISACA), Member/Former Chair IFIP TC-11. Specialities: cybersecurity technology, policy and history; ICT industry, cyberwarfare/conflict/defence, cybersecurity education, SCADA security, trusted systems incl, SELinux.

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Leonie Simpson

Leonie Simpson

Dr Leonie Simpson is an expert cryptologist; investigating the security of encryption algorithms used to protect information. Leonie is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at QUT and is passionate about information security and the application of cryptography in control measures to provide confidentiality, integrity assurance and authentication.

Leonie was a co-organiser of the Authentication for the Future Internet of Things workshop held in Melbourne in 2018.

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Nicole Murdoch

Nicole Murdoch

Nicole is the Director within the Intellectual Property and Information Security (InfoSec) practice groups of Bennett & Philp Lawyers. She helps clients enforce, protect and defend their intellectual property rights in a cost-effective and efficient manner. 

She has broad experience in the information, communications and technology sectors and advise some of the worlds largest software, mining, food production and technology companies in all aspects of their intellectual property ranging from confidential information protection, enforcing patents and trademarks to protecting their confidential information, copyright rights (incl. software programs) and designs registrations. 

She has degrees in Law (1st Class Honours) and Electrical Engineering, holds a Masters of Industrial Property and is a registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney.

Before entering the law Nicole worked in the IT industry for 10 years which allows me to take into account the wider practical impact on my client's business. 

She is a member of the Australian Information Security Association, Engineers Australia, the Australian Computer Society and the Intellectual Property Association of Australia and New Zealand. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemurdoch/

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Level 3/315 Brunswick St,Fortitude Valley,QLD,Australia

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    Tue 30 Apr 05:30 PM AEST

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    Tue 30 Apr 07:30 PM AEST
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