The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) of Purdue University, United States, is a center for research and education in areas of information security for computing and communication infrastructures. Its research is focused on the following areas: Risk management, policies, and laws Trusted social and human interactions Security awareness, education, and training Assurable software and architectures Enclave and network security Incident detection, response, and investigation Identification, authentication, and privacy Cryptology and rights CERIAS is one of the world’s leading academic institutions in this area. It is one of the NSF's "Original Seven" Centers for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. History CERIAS was rooted in COAST research group (Computer Operations, Audit, and Security Technology) established in 1991 in the Computer Sciences Department of Purdue out of research groups of professors Eugene Spafford and Samuel Wagstaff, Jr. COAST was initially funded by Sun Microsystems, Schlumberger, Bell Northern Research (BNR, now NorTel), and Hughes Research Laboratories. COAST was subsumed by CERIAS on January 1, 1999. See also Carnegie Mellon's CyLab Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab References Computer security organizations Telecommunications organizations Purdue University