[ISN] USENIX Security '09 Registration Now Open

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 03:43:52 -0500 (CDT)
Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj (at) usenix.org>

You're invited to join us at the 18th USENIX Security Symposium, August 
10-14, 2009, in Montreal, Canada. USENIX Security '09 will help you stay 
ahead of the game by offering cutting-edge research on topics ranging 
from malware detection through applied cryptography to securing Web apps 
and more.

* The USENIX Security '09 training program can help you learn the latest 
  on topics such as:

-- Building Secure Android Applications

-- Learning Reverse Engineering: A Highly Immersive Approach (2-Day 
   Class)

-- Securing Citrix XenServer and VMware ESX Server Experts such as 
Patrick McDaniel, William Enck, Golden G. Richard III, Frank Adelstein, 
and Phil Cox will give you the information, techniques, tools, and 
strategies you need to practice effective security today--and tomorrow.

* Don't miss the keynote address, "Android: Securing a Mobile Platform 
  from the Ground Up," by Rich Cannings and David Bort of the Google 
  Android Project.

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

-- "Top Ten Web Hacking Techniques of 2008: 'What's possible, not 
   probable,'" by Jeremiah Grossman, WhiteHat Security

-- "Modern Exploitation and Memory Protection Bypasses," by Alexander 
   Sotirov, Independent Security Researcher

-- "How the Pursuit of Truth Led Me to Selling Viagra," by Vern Paxson, 
   International Computer Science Institute and University of 
   California, Berkeley

-- "What IE8 is Doing to Make the Web Safer," by Dean Hachmovitch, 
   Microsoft

-- And more . . .

* The 26 refereed papers present the new research in a variety of 
  subject areas, including memory safety, RFID, network security, and 
  attacks on privacy.

* 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 
  sec09posters (at) usenix.org by Friday, June 12, 2009.

* 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). Speakers 
  should submit a one- or two-paragraph abstract to sec09wips (at) 
  usenix.org by 6:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 11, 2009.

Whether you're a researcher, a system administrator, or a policy wonk, 
come to the 18th USENIX Security Symposium to find out how changes in 
computer security are going to affect you. Please see 
http://www.usenix.org/sec09/proga to register today!

We look forward to seeing you in Montreal, August 10-14, 2009.

For the USENIX Security '09 Program Committee,

Fabian Monrose, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill USENIX 
Security '09 Program Chair sec09chair (at) usenix.org

P.S. Workshops will be held in conjunction with the main conference. 
EVT/WOTE '09 will take place August 10-11. CSET '09 and WOOT '09 will 
take place on August 10. HotSec '09 and MetriCon 4.0 will take place on 
August 11. For more information, see 
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/workshops.html

P.P.S. Help us promote! Please help us spread the word by displaying a 
button and distributing flyers. Find out more at 
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/promote.html

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18th USENIX Security Symposium
August 10-14, 2009
Montreal, Canada
http://www.usenix.org/sec09/proga
Early Bird Registration Deadline: July 20, 2009
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