Homeland Defense at James Madison University

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Homeland Defenseat James Madison University

• Dr. Jerry Benson, Dean, College of Integrated
  Science and Technology
• Dr. Mal Lane, Department Head, Computer Science
• Dr. Ron Kander, Department Head, Integrated
  Science and Technology
• Dr. John Noftsinger, Associate Vice President,
  Academic Affairs
• October 4, 2002

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Recognitions

• JMU President Linwood H. Rose has been appointed
  by President George W. Bush to a 24-member
  National Infrastructure Advisory Committee
  (NIAC). Rose, president of JMU since 1998, is
  the only college president named to the
  committee.
• Designated by the National Security Agency as one
  of the first Centers of Excellence in Information
  Assurance Education.
• First web-based InfoSec Masters Program in
  nation.

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Programs

• Institute for Infrastructure and Information
  Assurance
• Critical Infrastructure Protection Project
• Commonwealth Information Security Center
• Information Security
• Information Analyst
• William Nelson Institute for Public Affairs
• Center for Foreign Language Translation
• Masters of Public Health

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Institute for Infrastructure and Information
Assurance (I3A)

• Oversees and coordinates efforts of funded
  programs focused on protecting vital interests of
  the US and VA
• Critical Infrastructure Protection Program (CIPP)
• Commonwealth Information Security Center (CISC)
• National Park Service Grant

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Institute for Infrastructure and Information
Assurance (I3A)

• For further information please contact
• Dr. George Baker, Interim Director
• [phone]
• bakergh_at_jmu.edu

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Institute for Infrastructure and Information
Assurance (I3A)

• I3A is an innovative, collaborative approach to
  researching problems in the area of Homeland
  Defense
• The Institute hopes to bring together faculty
  members and students from different academic
  departments in an effort to secure the
  Commonwealth and the United States

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IIIA
CISC
CIPP
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What is Infrastructure

• National Academy of Sciences Definition
• Infrastructure is the linked system of
  facilities and activities that provides the range
  of essential services generally necessary to
  support our economy and quality of life.
• Ref. Controlling Cascading Failure, Natural
  Disasters Roundtable,
• National Academies, February 2002, Richard
  Little, Chairman,
• NRC Board on Infrastructure and the
  Constructed Environment

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CIPP

• Funded with a 6 million Congressional Earmark
  through NIST and in partnership with George Mason
  University
• Research conducted will examine law, policy, and
  cyber-security of critical infrastructure
• JMUs focus will be to develop a Risk Assessment
  Model that examines the effects of a cyber attack
  on the networks that run our critical
  infrastructures

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CIPP Contact Information

• For further information please contact
• Dr. John Noftsinger, PI
• [phone]
• noftsijb_at_jmu.edu
• Dr. Ron Kander, Co-PI
• [phone]
• kanderrg_at_jmu.edu
• Dr. Mal Lane, Co-PI
• [phone]
• lanemg_at_jmu.edu

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Risk Assessment Model

• Develop time domain probabilistic risk assessment
  capability
• Objectives
• Accommodate multiple infrastructure types
• Accommodate multiple insult types (cyber,
  Murphy, natural disaster, bomb, WMD)
• Ability to model evolution of effects in time
  including cascading effects, repair,reconstituti
  on
• Facilitate evaluation of risk in terms
  ofprobability of outage, down time and
  associated costs
• Enable comparisons of the effectivenessof
  alternative countermeasures
• Readily usable output simple, understandable

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National Parks Service Grant

• The National Parks Service funded JMU 10,000 to
  develop a database to track the removal of plant
  species from select national parks
• Researchers will study the Shenandoah National
  Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Great Smoky
  Mountains National Park
• Ginseng, Goldenseal, Black Cohosh, Bloodroot, and
  Galax have been identified as high risk plants
  for removal from the parks

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Commonwealth Information Security Center (CISC)

• Created in July 2001 with funds from a grant from
  Virginias Commonwealth Technology Research Fund
• Partners with George Mason University, Virginia
  Tech, Old Dominion University, and Hampton
  University, government, and industry
• Due to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, CISC
  activated the Indication and Alert Center

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CISC Contact Information

• For further information please contact
• Dr. Mohamed Eltoweissy, PI
• [phone]
• eltowemy_at_jmu.edu
• Mr. Sam Redwine, Co-PI
• [phone]
• redwinst_at_jmu.edu

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CISC Mission

• To strengthen information security responsibly by
  conducting technology and policy research
• educating the public, policymakers, and a new
  generation of professionals and,
• facilitating technology transfer among
  governments, businesses, and universities.

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Information Security

• JMU has been recognized by the National Security
  Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in
  Information Assurance Education
• The Computer Science Department offers programs
  at the undergraduate and graduate levels in
  Information Security
• Graduate program is 100 Internet based
• A new MBA program has been created in the College
  of Business with a concentration in Information
  Security

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Information Analyst

• JMU is in the process of creating curriculum that
  offers law enforcement agents at the federal,
  state, and local levels to receive a certificate
  in protecting against and responding to terrorism
• This program would focus on risk assessment of
  terrorist activities

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William Nelson Institute

• The Nelson Institute is dedicated to the study of
  global terrorism and to the development of
  educational programs in Eastern Europe
• Intelligence research conducted by the Nelson
  Institute has been a valuable tool used by
  government agencies in studying terrorist
  activities in Central Asia and the former Soviet
  Union

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Nelson Institute Contact Information

• For further information please contact
• Dr. Steven Bowers, Director
• [phone]
• bowerssr_at_jmu.edu

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Center for Translation and Interpretation

• Center is operated in the Foreign Language
  Department
• Masters in Translation, Localization
  Interpreting
• PhD in Translation, Localization Interpreting
• Special emphasis placed on Arabic

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Center for Translation and Interpretation

• For further information please contact
• Mr. Christophe Rethore, Director
• [phone]
• rethorcx_at_jmu.edu

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Center for Translation and Interpretation

• Collaboration within JMU College of Business,
  Institute of Technical and Scientific
  Communication, College of Integrated Science and
  Technology
• Partnerships outside JMUAmerican Translators
  Association, French embassy in Washington, DC,
  professional translators and translation bureaus,
  creating a consortium to teach Web site
  localization online with several universities in
  Canada, England, Spain, France, Germany, Russia,
  Egypt and Morocco.

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Masters of Public Health

• Intent is to develop a statewide training and
  education network to improve the Commonwealths
  public health infrastructure.
• An academic consortium consisting of James
  Madison University (JMU), Eastern Virginia
  Medical School (EVMS), Old Dominion University
  (ODU), and George Mason University (GMU) will
  participate
• In the era of bio-terrorism, public health is the
  first line of defense against attack and first to
  respond after attacks.

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Masters of Public Health Contact Information

• For further information please contact
• Dr. Stephen Stewart, Department Head
• [phone]
• stewarsh_at_jmu.edu

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Masters of Public Health

• Current public health infrastructure in the
  Commonwealth is poor.
• Based on survey data of public health
  professionals in the Commonwealth, the demand for
  such a program is quite high.
• Professional degree for health practitioners in
  community-based health careers
• Found in local, state, and federal health
  leadership positions
• Traditional areas of emphasis epidemiology,
  health behavior, health administration,
  environmental health, and bio-statistics

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Approach

• JMU approaches the issue of Homeland Defense in a
  unique interdisciplinary and collaborative
  manner.
• In the ever evolving environment of Homeland
  Defense, JMUs organizational structure is
  prepared to address the emerging issues.

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Approach

• By creating the Institute for Infrastructure and
  Information Assurance and developing the InfoSec
  programs, JMU is prepared to examine issues in
  both physical and cyber security.
• The Nelson Institute, the Information Analyst
  curriculum and the Center for Translation all
  provide research and analysis opportunities in
  the area of homeland defense

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Partnerships

• Collaboration is a key concept in Homeland
  Defense that has not yet been achieved in many
  sectors.
• JMU has been successful in creating partnerships
  across the disciplines and with other academic
  institutions, government agencies, and industry.

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Partnerships

• Academic institutions
• George Mason University
• Virginia Tech
• Old Dominion University
• Hampton University
• Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Government Agencies
• Navy Combat Direction Systems Activity
• Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force
• National Security Agency
• Virginia Department of Information Technology

• Industry
• Dyncorp
• Ubizen
• Veridian
• Eruces
• Lockheed Martin
• Sparta
• Tovaris
• Northrup Grumman
• Secure Computing Corp.

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Education Research

• Educational opportunities through the programs
  of Masters of Public Health, Information
  Analyst, Information Security, and the Center for
  Foreign Language Translation provide students
  with classroom training on issues that impact
  homeland defense.

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Education Research

• Research conducted at the university under the
  Institute for Infrastructure and Information
  Assurance, and the William Nelson Institute for
  Public Affairs allows faculty members and
  students the chance to solve real world problems

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Education and Research

• Faculty members and students each play an
  important role in developing the homeland defense
  projects at JMU
• Provides unique applied opportunities for
  interdisciplinary, real world learning
  opportunities while serving national interests.