12th Annual USENIX Security Symposium, August 4-8, 2003, Washington DC Register now for the 12th USENIX Security Symposium. As with previous security symposiums, the breadth and quality of this year's tutorials, refereed papers, invited talks, and participants is excellent.
WHAT: USENIX's 12th Annual Security Symposium WHEN: August 4-8, 2003 WHERE: Washington, D.C., Marriott Wardman Park Hotel WHO: Researchers, System Administrators, Policy Wonks, etc. WHY: To get to and stay on the cutting edge of computer security HOW: http://www.usenix.org/events/sec03 TUTORIALS: experts such as Marcus Ranum, Radia Perlman, and David Rhoades will give you the information, techniques, tools, and strategies you need to practice effective security today and tomorrow. PAPERS and INVITED TALKS: luminaries such as Steve Bellovin, Bill Cheswick, Niels Provos, Kevin Fu, Peter Gutmann, Dan Boneh, David Farber and Mark Seiden will present cutting-edge issues in topics such as: o electronic voting o physical security realities o defending Akamai's 13,000 servers o the Internet as the ultimate surveillance network o system hardening o QA in security products o sandboxing malicious applications o emerging security issues with 802.11 and SSL o new directions in Trusted Computing o the realities of site responsiveness to new security Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and Work-in-Progress reports give you a preview of next year's news, or present fledgling work of your own and get feedback from the audience. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: "Black Unicorn" will talk about the central role played in security by notions of identity, reputation, and trust, drawing on his cypherpunk background and studies of the dynamics of money-laundering, black markets, and narcotics smuggling. For more information and to register for the 12th USENIX Security Symposium visit: http://www.usenix.org/events/sec03
