Dorothy E. Denning
Denning’s research connected formal security models with deployable monitoring systems and brought computer-security questions into academic and policy debate.
Dorothy E. Denning is an American computer-security researcher and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. Her work spans cryptography, information-flow controls, intrusion detection, and cyber policy.
Research legacy
Her 1986 intrusion-detection model is a foundational reference for the field, and her book Cryptography and Data Security helped introduce modern cryptographic concepts to a broad computing audience. Her academic record also documents research and teaching on computer-network attack and defense.
Timeline
- 1945Born in the United States.
- 1975Receives a PhD in computer science from Purdue University.
- 1982Publishes <em>Cryptography and Data Security</em>.
- 1986Publishes a model for intrusion detection.
- 2002Joins the Naval Postgraduate School.
- 2017Becomes Emeritus Distinguished Professor at NPS.
Dorothy E. Denning
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1970s-Present
- Born
- 1945
- Known for
- Intrusion-detection model; Cryptography and Data Security; Information-flow security
- Tags
- computer-security, cryptography, intrusion-detection, access-control, academic-research
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