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Young Programmer Develops Security Solutions
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2006-06-20
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It seems that far too many gifted young programmers choose to act as hackers. It's a way to make a name for themselves (of a sort), and causing damage has an undeniable appeal to some people. But Ivan Sergeev has taken a different approach - he's become one of the good guys.
Sergeev, who moved to the U.S. from Russia at the age of 5 (he is now 16), has worked closely with computers for half his life. His science fair project, "Embedded Secure Network Bridge" recently won the "2006 AFCEA National High School Science Fair Award for the best high school science project related to communications, intelligence or information systems."
Sergeev is modest about his mouthful of an achievement. "I guess I was surprised (when I won the award)," he said in an interview with Rebecca Go of the San Diego Union-Tribune. "I didn't expect to make it that far at this stage of the project."
That project focused on cryptography as it relates to Internet security. As described on the AFCEA site, Sergeev implemented "embedded cryptography directly to the hardware layer." This provided "encrypted communication as part of the hardware using embedded technology and not as part of the operating software and therefore is not dependent on the operating system."
The software and hardware, much of which Sergeev created, are now starting their way through the patent application process. All in all, it's not bad for a 16-year-old. If nothing else, Sergeev should be commended for putting his talents to use in a productive (and constructive) way.
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Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews. InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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