Ross J. Anderson is a researcher, writer, and industry consultant in security engineering. He is a professor in security engineering at Cambridge University where he leads the computer security group. In cryptography, he, together with Eli Biham, designed the BEAR, LION and Tiger cryptographic primitives, the block cipher Serpent (with Biham and Lars Knudsen), and the stream cipher Pike. He has also discovered weaknesses in many algorithms (FISH) and security systems. Security engineering is the field of engineering dealing with the security and integrity of real-world systems. ... Security engineering is the field of engineering dealing with the security and integrity of real-world systems. ... REDIRECT [1] ... Cryptography has had a long and colourful history. ... Eli Biham is an Israeli cryptographer and cryptanalyst, currently a professor at the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology Computer Science department. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... In cryptography, Tiger is a cryptographic hash function designed by Ross Anderson and Eli Biham in 1996 with a view for efficiency on 64-bit platforms. ... Cryptography (from Greek kryptós, hidden, and gráphein, to write) is, traditionally, the study of means of converting information from its normal, comprehensible form into an incomprehensible format, rendering it unreadable without secret knowledge — the art of encryption. ... In cryptography, a block cipher is a symmetric key cipher which operates on fixed-length groups of bits, termed blocks, with an unvarying transformation. ... Serpent is a symmetric key block cipher which was a finalist in the Advanced Encryption Standard contest, where it came second to Rijndael. ... Lars R. Knudsen Lars Ramkilde Knudsen (born February 21, 1962) is a Danish researcher in cryptography, particularly the design and analysis of block ciphers, hash functions and message authentication codes (MACs). ... The Pike stream cipher was invented by Ross Anderson to be a leaner and meaner version of FISH after he broke FISH in 1994; the name is a humorous allusion to the Pike fish. ... For the British code-word for World War II German stream cipher teleprinter secure communications devices, see Fish (cryptography). ...

In 1978, Anderson graduated in mathematics and natural science, and subsequently received a qualification in computer engineering. He has experience working with a diverse selection of systems, including avionics, banking, burglar alarms and vehicle monitoring systems. In 1992 he moved to the University of Cambridge, where he received his doctorate. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... The lunar farside as seen from Apollo 11 Natural science is the study of the physical, nonhuman aspects of the Earth and the universe around us. ... Computer engineering (also sometimes called computer systems engineering) is a specialised discipline that combines electrical engineering and computer science. ... The onboard electronics used for piloting an aircraft are called avionics(AVI-ation electr-ONICS). ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... Burglar (or intrusion), fire and safety alarms are commonly found in electronic form today. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1998, Anderson founded the Foundation for Information Policy Research, a leading think tank and lobbying group on internet governance and business issues. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the institution. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ...

In January 2004, Anderson was declared Cambridge University's "most powerful person" by the student newspaper Varisty (Cambridge). 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word varsity can refer to several things. ...

Anderson has also more recently championed the Campaign for Cambridge Freedoms, which is critical of Cambridge University's proposed intellectual property policies. In law, particularly in common law jurisdictions, intellectual property or IP refers to a legal entitlement which sometimes attaches to the expressed form of an idea, or to some other intangible subject matter. ...

He is an outspoken critic of trusted computing, including Microsoft's proposals for the Palladium operating system. Trusted computing (TC) refers to a family of specifications from the controversial TCPA with their stated goal of making computers more secure through the use of dedicated hardware. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worlds largest software company, with over sixty thousand employees and headquarters in various countries as of May 2004. ... The Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB), formerly known as Palladium (Pd), is Microsofts new trusted computing architecture. ...

Anderson is the author of Security Engineering, published by Wiley in 2001, ISBN 0471389226. He was the founder and editor of Computer and Communications Security Reviews. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

See also

• Security engineering
• Computer insecurity
• Computer security
• Physical security
• Secure computing
• Cryptosystem
• University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory

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External links

• Anderson's home page
• Anderson's FAQ about Trusted Computing
• Publications
• Why Information Security is Hard - An Economic Perspective
• Varisty list of Cambridge's most powerful people