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  HAISA 2011
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International Conference on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance
Call for Papers
7-8 July 2011, London, United Kingdom
http://www.haisa.org
 

Conference Concept
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It is commonly acknowledged that security requirements cannot be addressed by technical means alone, and that a significant aspect of protection comes down to the attitudes, awareness, behaviour and capabilities of the people involved. Indeed, people can potentially represent a key asset in achieving security, but at present, factors such as lack of awareness and understanding, combined with unreasonable demands from security technologies, can dramatically impede their ability to do so. Ensuring appropriate attention and support for the needs of users should therefore be seen as a vital element of a successful security strategy. 

People at all levels (i.e. from organisations to domestic environments; from system administrators to end-users) need to understand security concepts, how the issues may apply to them, and how to use the available technology to protect their systems. In addition, the technology itself can make a contribution by reducing the demands upon users, simplifying protection measures, and automating a variety of safeguards. 

With the above in mind, this conference specifically addresses information security issues that relate to people. It concerns the methods that inform and guide users' understanding of security, and the technologies that can benefit and support them in achieving protection. 
 

Conference Themes
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The conference welcomes papers addressing research and case studies in relation to any aspect of information security that pertains to the attitudes, perceptions and behaviour of people, and how human characteristics or technologies may be positively modified to improve the level of protection. Indicative themes include:

- Information security culture 
- Awareness and education methods 
- Enhancing risk perception 
- Public understanding of security 
- Usable security 
- Psychological models of security software usage 
- User acceptance of security policies and technologies 
- User-friendly authentication methods 
- Biometric technologies and impacts 
- Automating security functionality 
- Non-intrusive security 
- Assisting security administration 
- Impacts of standards, policies, compliance requirements 
- Organizational governance for information assurance 
- Simplifying risk and threat assessment 
- Understanding motivations for misuse 
- Social engineering and other human-related risks 
- Privacy attitudes and practices 
- Computer ethics and security 
 

Information for Authors
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Authors are invited to submit full papers, not exceeding ten pages
(including all figures, tables and references) by 1 December 2006.
Comprehensive author guidelines, including details of acceptable file
formats, can be found on the conference website.  Please refer to this
before submission.

All papers will be double-blind reviewed by at least three members of
the Programme Committee. All accepted papers will be published in the
Conference Proceedings. Selected papers will be considered for
publication in a special issue of the main sponsoring journal,
Information Management & Computer Security, and a Best Paper prize
will be awarded by Emerald.


Summary of Important Dates
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25 March 2011	 	Deadline for submission of papers 
2 May 2011	 	Notification of paper acceptance 
31 May 2011 		Deadline for camera-ready paper submission 
3 June 2011 		Deadline for author registration 


Registration Fees
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HAISA offers two main options for registration, namely full
participant or student participant. Full participants will be entitled
to admission to the conference on each of the three days and will
receive printed and CD copies of the conference proceedings, along
with tickets for the events in the social programme. Student
participants will be entitled to admission to the conference,
attendance at social events and a CD copy of the proceedings. Lunches
and refreshments will also be included for all delegates. Note that
the registration fee also varies depending upon the date by which it
is received.

Delegate Rate £250

Conference Secretariat / Correspondence 
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E-mail:      info@haisa.org
Web:         http://www.haisa.org


Conference Chairs
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Steven Furnell, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Nathan Clarke, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom


International Programme Committee
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Helen Armstrong (Curtin University, Australia)
William Buchanan (Napier University, United Kingdom)
Jeff Crume (IBM, United States)
Dorothy Denning (Naval Postgraduate School, United States)
Ronald Dodge (United States Military Academy, United States)
Paul Dowland (University of Plymouth, United Kingdom)
Jan Eloff (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Simone Fischer-Huebner (Karlstad University, Sweden)
Kevin Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald InfoSec, Australia)
Ed Gibson (Microsoft, United Kingdom)
Sarah Gordon (Symantec, United States)
Dimitris Gritzalis (Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece)
Stefanos Gritzalis (University of the Aegean, Greece)
John Howie (Microsoft, United States)
William Hutchinson (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
Murray Jennex (San Diego State University, United States)
Andy Jones (British Telecom, United Kingdom; Edith Cowan University, Australia)
Jorma Kajava (University of Lapland, Finland)
Vasilios Katos (University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
Sokratis Katsikas (University of the Aegean, Greece)
David Lacey (David Lacey Consulting, UK)
Costas Lambrinoudakis (University of the Aegean, Greece)
Javier Lopez (University of Malaga, Spain)
Martin Olivier (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Maria Papadaki (University of Plymouth, United Kingdom)
Malcolm Pattinson (University of South Australia, Australia)
Andy Phippen (University of Plymouth, United Kingdom)
Paul Reynolds (Orange, United Kingdom)
Corey Schou (Idaho State University, United States)
Rossouw von Solms (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa)
Jeffrey Stanton (Syracuse University, United States
Kim Vu (California State University, United States)
Jeremy Ward (Symantec EMEA, United Kingdom)
Merrill Warkentin (Mississippi State University, United States)
Warren (Deakin University, Australia)
Chris Wills (Kingston University, United Kingdom)
Louise Yngstrom (Stockholm University, Sweden)


For further information, please visit the conference web site or contact the conference secretariat.

http://www.haisa.org


Steven Furnell and Nathan Clarke
Conference co-chairs