Summary: <b>Interview with Deborah Frincke of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.</b> <p>Deborah Frincke is leading a team of computer scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, one of nine Department of Energy national labs, to find new ways to defend government IT systems. </p><p>In an interview with the Information Security Media Group, Frincke describes four areas of research and development being conducted at the Richland, Wash., labs: </p><ul> <li> <b>Adaptive Systems</b> that preserve the intended mission of the systems regardless of attempts at manipulation;</li> <li> <b>Cyber Analytics</b> that provide a broader context for decision making;</li> <li> <b>Predictive Defense</b> that supports strategic and tactical decisions in preserving the long-term soundness of the infrastructure; and</li> <li> <b>Trustworthy Engineering</b> that establishes and maintains security goals.</li> </ul> Frincke spoke with Eric Chabrow, managing editor of GovInfoSecurity.com. <p>(A summary of the lab's R&D activities can be found here: <a href="http://i4.pnl.gov" target="_blank">i4.pnl.gov</a>.)</p>
