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1. 5th WATCH: So what if I take over a botnet to do my research? An examination of the current state of Ethics in Information and Communications Technology Research Douglas Maughan Department of Homeland Security THURSDAY Oct. 6, Noon, Room 110 WashingtonAreaTrustworthyComputingHour As computers and networks are increasingly intertwined in our lives, security and network research present issues both similar to and distinct from those faced by social and biomedical research in terms of respecting persons, maximizing potential benefits while minimizing harm, and equitably apportioning benefits and burdens across research subjects and the larger society. For those issues that are distinctively different from conventional research there is a need for ethical guidance in identifying unique issues, designing experiments, applying protocols, and assessing the acceptability of research in accordance with ethics principles. This presentation will discuss a multi-year effort by network and security research stakeholders to provide a guiding framework, based on the principles set forth in the 1979 Belmont Report, a seminal guide for ethical research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. This guiding new framework is known as The Menlo Report Several case studies will be presented and discussed with the audience.. Speaker Dr. Douglas Maughan is the Division Director of the Cyber Security Division within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) within the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Dr. Maughan is directing the Cyber Security Research and Development activities at DHS S&T. His research interests and related programs are in all areas of networking and information assurance. Dr. Maughan has been responsible for helping bring to market over 20 commercial and open-source information security products during the past 8 years while at DHS. Earlier, Dr. Maughan was a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Virginia., and before that Dr. Maughan worked for the National Security Agency (NSA) as a senior computer scientist and led several research teams performing network security research.   Dr. Maughan received Bachelor’s Degrees in Computer Science and Applied Statistics from Utah State University, a Masters degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). About the WATCH series: Transforming today’s trusted but untrustworthy cyberinfrastructure into one that can meet society’s growing demands requires both technical advances and improved understanding of how people and organizations of many backgrounds perceive, decide to adopt, and actually use technology. WATCH aims to provide thought-provoking talks by innovative thinkers with ideas that illuminate these challenges and provide signposts toward solutions. The series is jointly organized by NSF’s Computer Science and Engineering (CISE) and Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Directorates and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI), and sponsored by the CISE Trustworthy Computing Program. Talks will be recorded and made available over the Internet. continuing Nov. 11 with Stefan Savage and the first Thursday of each month thereafter NSF Stafford I Room 110, Noon Public Invited Questions/comments about WATCH? Contact Keith Marzullo kmarzull@nsf.gov Website: http://www.nsf.gov/cise/cns/watch/ (or google “NSF WATCH”)