The International Conference on Network Security 2006, to be held in
Reston, Virginia, April 17-19, is a highly informative and interactive
event devoted to the subject of security in networks, applications,
and critical information infrastructure. The International Conference
on Network Security is intended to be a unique forum where the faults
and flaws of modern network security structures are laid bare.
The goal of the International conference on Network Security is to
facilitate a shift in the current paradigm to a more implementation
oriented model for Network and Critical Infrastructure Security. To
achieve that goal, the conference will focus on honest analysis and
fearless review of current practices and industry standards.
Therefore the conference is targeted to those individuals that seek to
make a tangible difference in the field of network security.
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The program committee is looking for both novel work as well as
overviews covering key practical subjects, new technologies and user
experience case studies. The conference program will consist of
tutorials, keynote speeches, technical sessions, panel discussions and
interactive events addressing contemporary issues. Position papers on
controversial issues, and papers that summarize the area, are also
solicited. Each area will be presented with a short overview of the
state of art in practice and in research, given by a specialist in that area. Some technical sessions that have already been accepted are:
Software Security
What paths will lead to software security and what can more clever
hardware do for us? Can type-safe languages like Java substantially
eliminate exploitable security bugs?
Network Security Protocol Issues
What are the important security issues in the Internet infrastructure
and protocol implementation?
Mesh Network Security
While standards for Mesh Networks are in development, security aspects
remain a concern. Indeed, the lack of any real infrastructure has
great implications for the security, quite different from that in
802.11i or 802.16e
Trusted Platform
How does Trusted Platform work and what problems does it solve?
Will/should all computers be built on this technology in the future?
Wireless and Wireline Network Access Security
What are the key security issues in the network access based on WiFi,
WiMAX, Ad Hoc networks, as well as Broadband?
Additional topics that are requested include, but are not limited to:
- Surviving Denial of Service
- Unintended Consequences of Virus Propagation: Third Party Denial of
Service
- Smart Cards and Biometrics
- Web Browser Security
- Network Firewall Control and Configuration
- Authentication/authorization/PKI
- Deployment challenges of new Internet standards
- Security and the quantum/nanotech computing
- Certification programs: Are they useful?
- Other pertinent issues in Network Security
Following the conference, authors of selected presentations will be
invited to prepare their manuscript for publication in a special issue
of major professional journal.
Conference Chair
- Guy Copeland - Vice President, Information Infrastructure Advisory
Programs and Special Assistant to the CEO, at Computer Sciences
Corporation
Technical Co-chairs
- Radia Perlman, Sun Microsystems
- Bijan Jabbari, Isocore
Technical Committee Members
- Gene Spafford, Purdue University CERIAS, Professor and Executive Director
- Charlie Kaufman, Microsoft, Security Architect
- Andy Ellis, Akamai, Senior Director, InfoSec Chief Security Architect
- Hillarie Orman, Purple Streak, Inc., President
- Darren Moffat, Sun Microsystems, Senior Staff Engineer, Solaris Software
- Parviz Yegani, Cisco Systems, Technical Leader, Mobile Wireless Business Unit
- Russ Housley, Vigil Security, Founder
- Upendra Mardikar, PayPal, Technical Architect
- Donald Eastlake III, Motorola Laboratories, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
- Marcus Leech, Nortel, Security Standards Advisor, Strategic Standards Group
- Greg Edwards, Lockheed Martin, Senior Staff InfoSec Engineer
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