USENIX Security '08 Registration Now Open

[Lionel Garth Jones]

Dear Colleague:

You're invited to join us at the 17th USENIX Security Symposium,
July 28-August 1, 2008, in San Jose, CA. USENIX Security '08 will
help you stay ahead of the game by offering cutting-edge research on
topics ranging from Web security through network defenses to
cryptographic keys and more.

* The USENIX Security '08 training program can help you learn the
latest on topics such as:

-- Botnets: Understanding and Defense

-- Computer Forensics

-- Understanding and Deploying Trusted Hardware

Experts such as Bruce Potter, Simson Garfinkel, Radu Sion, and Sean
Smith will give you the information, techniques, tools, and
strategies you need to practice effective security today--and
tomorrow.

* Don't miss the keynote address by Debra Bowen, California
Secretary of State

* The invited talks cover a number of timely topics, including:

-- "Hackernomics," by Hugh Thompson, People Security

-- "Managing Insecurity: Practitioner Reflections on Social Costs of
Security," by Darren Lacey, Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins
Medicine

-- And more...

* The 27 refereed papers present the best new research in a variety
of subject areas, including voting and trusted systems, privacy, and
botnet detection.

* Join colleagues with similar interests for thought-provoking
discussions at the evening Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.

* Share a provocative opinion, interesting preliminary work, or a
cool idea that will spark discussion at the poster session. To
submit a poster, please send a 1-5 page proposal, in PDF or
PostScript, to sec08posters at usenix.org by Friday, June 13, 2008.

* Get a preview of next year's news or present your own new work and
get audience feedback at the Work-in-Progress reports (WiPs)
session. Speakers should submit a one- or two-paragraph abstract to
sec08wips at usenix.org by 6:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.

Whether you're a researcher, a system administrator, or a policy
wonk, come to the 17th USENIX Security Symposium to find out how
changes in computer security are going to affect you. Please see
http://www.usenix.org/sec08/proga to register today!

We look forward to seeing you in San Jose, July 28-August 1, 2008.

For the USENIX Security '08 Program Committee,

Paul Van Oorschot, Carleton University
USENIX Security '08 Program Chair
sec08chair at usenix.org

P.S. Workshops will be held in conjunction with the main conference.
EVT '08 will take place July 28-29. CSET '08 and WOOT '08 will take
place on July 28. HotSec '08 and MetriCon 3.0 will take place on July
29. For more information, see:
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec08/workshops.html

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17th USENIX Security Symposium
July 28-August 1, 2008
San Jose, CA
http://www.usenix.org/sec08/proga
Early Bird Registration Deadline: July 14, 2008
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