| The original objectives
posed at the outset of the Centre in July 1991: advocating more security
in organisations, development of computer security policies, development
of computer-related legislation, are very dated. They reflected, together
with the name chosen for the Centre, the technical view of information
systems security that then prevailed, and were adjusted in 2000: raise
the profile of the Centre to a world level for policy on information
systems security especially in eCommerce and finance, for compliance
and control research, and to act as educator and trainer to policy
makers in the field.
In terms of substantive topics, the Centre is focused on three
important issues for the next period of up to five years: interoperability
of secure systems, including the policy and compliance aspects,
identity and identity management, and especially the debate about
individual rights and collective needs and Anti-Money Laundering
systems and compliance, addressing issues of the limits of profiling
and similar surveillance technology. These three issues present
a substantial, important yet integrated agenda that will provide
significant food for thought in the coming debates about security,
technology and civil rights in an open society.
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