<p>Physical tamper detection has been employed for over 7,000 years, but it is still a largely unsolved problem. We will review general problems with tamper-indicating seals and the many ways they can be easily defeated. A much better approach, called the anti- evidence method will then be explained. This will be followed by a demonstration of prototype anti-evidence seals, other types of novel seals, and real-time monitors. This talk is the result of work by the Vulnerability Assessment Team (VAT) at Argonne National Laboratory. The VAT is a multidisciplinary team of physicists, engineers, social scientists, and hackers who conduct vulnerability assessments and develop novel approaches to security. </p>
<p>Roger G. Johnston, Ph.D., CPP heads the Vulnerability Assessment Team (VAT) at Argonne National Laboratory. From 1992-2007 he was the founder and head of the VAT at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Roger has provided consulting, vulnerability assessments, and security solutions for over 4 dozen different government agencies and private companies. He has won numerous awards, has given 60+ invited talks including keynote addresses, holds 10 U.S. patents, and has authored over 115 technical papers. Dr. Johnston is the author of the book Security Sound Bites: Important Ideas About Security from Smart- Ass, Dumb-Ass, and Kick-Ass Quotations. </p>