Scientific analysis and policy support for cyber security: the review of perspective research directions according to the results of the International Workshop SA&PS4CS 2012

The paper provides an analytical review of the invited talks by leading foreign and domestic experts in the security of computer networks, presented at the 2nd International Workshop “Scientific Analysis and Policy Support for Cyber Security” (SA&PS4CS 2012), held in St. Petersburg October 20, 2012. The following foreign scientists had presentations: V. Skormin (USA), F. Martinelli (Italy), V. Oleshchuk (USA), R. Rieke (Germany), A. Hutchison (RSA), L. Khan (USA), P. Laskov (Germany), and S. Mjølsnes (Norvey). The following Russian specialists were invited: V. Mayorov, A. Svistunov, R. Yusupov, A. Grusho, P. Zegzhda, A. Smirnov, A. Zemtsov, and I. Kotenko. The main topics of the workshop’s presentations were detection, recognition and identification of various types of malicious activity, responding to attacks and intrusions in cyberspace, including information operations at the national level, the identification of new promising technologies, techniques, methods and means of cooperation ensuring in the field of security policies support in cyberspace.