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The Security Policy Institute™ (SPI) is a funded research and development
organization to promote the study of information security practices, develop practical security solutions, and bridge between
academic, government, and business communities.
Housed at the
Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne Florida, under the direction of Dr. Michael Workman the SPI facilitates two applied
centers: The center for information and national security (CINSec™) and the global center for preparedness
and resilience (GCPR™), which exist to prepare professionals and to commercialize applied research for
the advancement of security practices in the interest of democratic societies.
Notes from our Thought Forum: “Man is
born free, but everywhere he is in chains” Jean Jacques Rousseau; The Social Contract, 1762.
The
bedrock of governing a free society is the social contract, which simultaneously seeks to preserve individual freedom and
yet social order. The social contract underpins democracy, and asserts that a legitimate state authority is derived from the
consent of the governed. However, one of the greatest challenges in a free society is found in the tension between the preservation
of freedoms and the control mechanisms designed to protect individuals from harm. People want freedom, and also safety; yet there
is a danger that one may come to love the chains and consider them armor or decorations worn by choice. Once harnessed, the
chains may become a familiar and comfortable routine. Dostoyevsky wrote, “Man is a pliant animal, a being who grows
accustomed to anything.”
SPI - Bringing research, governments, education, and industry together
with:
- Research
Publications - Consulting and Services Network - Information Security Education
- Technology Commercialization - Plus - Information Security Certificates &
Certification
Along with sponsored forums, debates, and conferences
SPI Home! Find us at the Florida Institute
of Technology www.fit.edu. The Florida Institute of Technology (also known as Florida Tech) is a doctoral (Ph.D.) granting CMU distinguished
Research One University, ranked as top-tier, highly selective, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS). It is also only one of two universities in the state of Florida to have a National Security Agency (NSA) Center
of Academic Excellence in Research (NSA CAE-R). 
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International Conference of the Centers for Information and National Security - Held in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Location:
Conference Center at Amstel 144
- Sponsored by the Centers for Information and National Security (CINSec®)
See
conference announcement for details and registration.
Conference and publication topic solicitations:1. Information availability: Beliefs and biases
2. Global security initiatives: Crossing political, legal and ethical boundaries
3. Cyber smearing: Neophytes and professionals - a cyber tug-of-war 4. Cyber information veracity
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Visit also the CINSec @ www.cinsec.org
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