27th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC 2011)
Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in the Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, USA
5-9 December 2011
http://www.acsac.org
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The Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) is an
internationally recognized forum where practitioners, researchers,
and developers in information and system security meet to learn and
to exchange practical ideas and experiences. If you are developing,
researching, or implementing practical security solutions, consider
sharing your experience and expertise at ACSAC.
We are especially interested in submissions that address the
application of security technology, the implementation of systems,
and lessons learned. Some example topics are:
* Access control
* Assurance
* Audit and audit reduction
* Biometrics
* Boundary control devices
* Certification and accreditation
* Database security
* Denial of service protection
* Distributed systems security
* Electronic commerce security
* Enterprise security management
* Forensics
* Identity management
* Incident response planning
* Insider threat protection
* Integrity
* Intellectual property rights protection
* Intrusion detection and prevention
* Malware
* Mobile and wireless security
* Multimedia security
* Network resiliency
* Operating systems security
* Peer-to-peer security
* Privacy and data protection
* Privilege management
* Product evaluation criteria and compliance
* Risk/vulnerability assessment
* Securing cloud infrastructures
* Security engineering and management
* Security in service oriented architectures
* Security usability
* Software security
* Supply chain risk management
* Trust management
* Virtualization security
* VoIP security
* Web 2.0/3.0 security
SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
Papers* 6 June 2011
Case Studies 6 June 2011
Courses/Tutorials* 6 June 2011
Panels 6 June 2011
Workshops 6 June 2011
Posters 2 Sept 2011
Works-in-Progress 2 Sept 2011
* All paper and course/tutorial submissions are peer-reviewed in a
double-blind process.
TECHNICAL TRACK PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
Chair: John McDermott, Naval Research Lab
Co-Chair: Michael Locasto, University of Calgary
We solicit papers offering novel contributions in any aspect of
applied security. Papers are encouraged on results that have been
demonstrated to be useful for improving information systems security
and that address lessons learned from actual application.
Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been
published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a
conference with proceedings. Submitted papers should be at most 15
pages including the bibliography and well-marked appendices and
formatted as a single column, using 11-point font and reasonable
margins on letter-size paper. This format enhances readability for
the reviewers. Accepted papers must be reformatted to 10 pages
maximum, according to the ACM instructions at
http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates, using the
template Option 2 "WITH permission block". Committee members are not
required to read the appendices, and so the paper should be
intelligible without them. All submissions should be appropriately
anonymized (i.e., papers should not contain author names or
affiliations, or obvious citations). Submissions are to be made using
the OpenConf system at www.acsac.org. Only PDF files will be
accepted. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection
without consideration of their merits. Papers must be received by the
deadline above. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their
papers will be presented at the conference.
CASE STUDIES IN APPLIED SECURITY:
Chair: Steven Rome, Booz Allen Hamilton
Co-Chair: Ken Shotting, DoD
The Case Studies in Applied Security Track is a critical part of the
technical conference. It is an opportunity for professionals to share
information that is current without writing a detailed technical
paper, but enables attendees to learn about the next generation of
products and solutions. It is open to anyone in the community such as
vendors, network providers, systems integrators, government
civil/federal/military programs or users across the spectrum of
computer security applications. Potentially this is where attendees
can learn about client needs and vendors solutions. This year we are
especially interested in automated solutions based on existing
knowledge. While the Case Studies will not be included in the
Proceedings, the presentations will be posted to the ACSAC site
following the conference.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES (TUTORIALS):
Chair: Daniel Faigin, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
Courses (formerly known as Tutorials) are full (6 hour) or half (3
hour) day classes on how to apply or use a particular technology to
address a security need. A typical course submission includes an
abstract of the course, a brief (1-2 page) outline, an instructor
bio, an indication of length, and notes on prerequisites and
textbooks. Course instructors receive an honorarium and expenses. If
you would like to indicate a topic you would like to see, you may do
that as well; please suggest an instructor if you can.
PANELS:
Chair: Kevin Butler, University of Oregon
Panels are encouraged on the topics listed above. Panels may frame a
debate on a controversial question or summarize interesting results,
but they must encourage audience participation. A typical submission
will include a proposed moderator, panel members (usually 3-5) and an
abstract of the proposed topic.
POSTERS & WORKS-IN-PROGRESS:
Chair: Benjamin Kuperman, Oberlin College
The poster session provides an opportunity for researchers and
practitioners to present their new and innovative preliminary work in
an informal, interactive setting. Conference attendees can learn
about novel on-going research projects that might not yet be
complete, but whose preliminary results are already interesting.
Poster presenters will have an opportunity to discuss their work and
get invaluable feedback from knowledgeable sources at an early stage
of their research.
The Works in Progress (WiP) session offers short presentations (5
minutes maximum) of ongoing work. These presentations highlight the
most current work in both business and academia, emphasizing goals
and value added, accomplishments to date, and future plans. Special
consideration is given to topics that discuss real life security
experience, including system implementation, deployment, and lessons learned.
WORKSHOPS:
Chair: Harvey Rubinovitz, The MITRE Corporation
ACSAC workshops are on up to date topics that attendees usually rate
to provide a useful and exciting forum for information technology
professionals (e.g., standards developers, software developers,
security engineers, security officers) to exchange ideas, concerns,
and opinions.
STUDENT CONFERENCESHIPS:
ACSAC offers conferenceships for students who otherwise would not be
able to attend the conference. The conferenceship covers hotel,
registration and a cash award to help defray the costs with
transportation and food. Application deadline is 22 Sept 2011.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit www.acsac.org for additional conference and submission information.
On behalf or the 2011 ACSAC Organizing Committee, I invite you to
join us in Orlando, and encourage you to consider making a submission
to the program.
Robert H'obbes' Zakon, Zakon Group LLC
ACSAC 2011 General Chair
ACSAC is sponsored by Applied Computer Security Associates (ACSA),
a group of professionals who are working to facilitate information
sharing among colleagues. We're an all-volunteer not-for-profit
organization. Our postal address is 2906 Covington Road, Silver
Spring, MD 20910-1206.
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