Security Engineering: From Crypto Theory to Implementation Practice

We are constantly bombarded with news about newly discovered IT security vulnerabilities. At the same time we can witness moves from various Governments to tighten laws concerning the use of encryption because deployed systems are seemingly too secure for government agencies. This begs the question about the actual security of systems that are in widespread use. In this keynote I want to review the challenges around engineering secure systems from the perspective of an applied cryptographer. I will touch on various real world attack vectors, reflect on the controversy around strong encryption, and the need for improving and preserving privacy in a world where we increasingly live our lives online.