"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Ghandi.
Well if Fox's new comedy show "Breaking In" is any indication, infosec has now entered Ghandi's second stage. http://goo.gl/ZpLDp [youtube] (hat tip to Adam O'Donnell for this humorous find, and Sam Bowne for the quote/quip) But on a slightly more serious note. CanSecWest is nearing in the second week of March, and this year I've waited on sending out the CFP note/reminder. It's been up on the site for a while with a Dec 29 deadline, but this is the real last call for submissions. If you don't get them in by this weekend they won't make the selections review process next week. We'll try to announce the selections the week following. After 11 years, most of you should know the drill, but for those who haven't submitted or attended before, the fine print and usual further information is attached below. Other info: We are doing more dojo training courses than ever this year (17!) and they will be up for registration next week. I've also confirmed with Aaron/TippingPoint/HP that we will again be holding PWN2OWN with both browser and mobile targets, so stand by for some announcements there. There will also be some other new experiments and conference goings on, some fascinating keynotes that have been invited, as well as some interesting new sponsors exhibiting new security wares that you'll see announced on the conference site in the coming weeks, but for now, get your talk proposals in so that our grumpy, cynical, and battle-scarred reviewers can complain about them, err, I mean provide informative feedback.;-) cheers, --dr (@dragosr) The usual CFP boilerplate info: Call For Papers The CanSecWest 2011 CFP is now open. Deadline is January 17th, 2011. CanSecWest CALL FOR PAPERS VANCOUVER, Canada -- The twelfth annual CanSecWest applied technical security conference - where the eminent figures in the international security industry will get together share best practices and technology - will be held in downtown Vancouver at the the Sheraton Wall Centre on March 9-11, 2011. The most significant new discoveries about computer network hack attacks and defenses, commercial security solutions, and pragmatic real world security experience will be presented in a series of informative tutorials. The CanSecWest meeting provides international researchers a relaxed, comfortable environment to learn from informative tutorials on key developments in security technology, and to collaborate and socialize with their peers in one of the world's most scenic cities - a short drive away from one of North America's top skiing areas. The CanSecWest conference will also feature the availability of the Security Masters Dojo expert network security sensei instructors, and their advanced, and intermediate, hands-on training courses - featuring small class sizes and practical application exercises to maximize information transfer. We would like to announce the opportunity to submit papers, and/or lightning talk proposals for selection by the CanSecWest technical review committee. This year we will be doing one hour talks, and some shorter talk sessions. Please make your paper proposal submissions before January 17th, 2011. Some invited papers have been confirmed, but a limited number of speaking slots are still available. The conference is responsible for travel and accommodations for the speakers. If you have a proposal for a tutorial session then please make your submission by emailing a synopsis of the material and your biography, papers and, speaking background to secwes...@cansecwest.com . Only slides will be needed for the March paper deadline, full text does not have to be submitted - but will be accepted if available. This year we will be opening CanSecWest presentation guidelines to include talks not in English (particularly Chinese and Korean) which we will offer to translate for the speaker if you are not a native English speaker. The CanSecWest 2011 conference consists of tutorials on technical details about current issues, innovative techniques and best practices in the information security realm. The audiences are a multi-national mix of professionals involved on a daily basis with security work: security product vendors, programmers, security officers, and network administrators. We give preference to technical details and new education for a technical audience. The conference itself is a single track series of presentations in a lecture theater environment. The presentations offer speakers the opportunity to showcase on-going research and collaborate with peers while educating and highlighting advancements in security products and techniques. The focus is on innovation, tutorials, and education instead of product pitches. Some commercial content is tolerated, but it needs to be backed up by a technical presenter - either giving a valuable tutorial and best practices instruction or detailing significant new technology in the products. Paper proposals should consist of the following information: 1. Presenter, and geographical location (country of origin/passport) and contact info (e-mail, postal address, phone, fax). 2. Employer and/or affiliations. 3. Brief biography, list of publications and papers. 4. Any significant presentation and educational experience/background. 5. Topic synopsis, Proposed paper title, and a one paragraph description. 6. Reason why this material is innovative or significant or an important tutorial. 7. Optionally, any samples of prepared material or outlines ready. 8. Will you have full text available or only slides? 9. Language of preference for submission. 10. Please list any other publications or conferences where this material has been or will be published/submitted. Please include the plain text version of this information in your email as well as any file, pdf, sxw, ppt, or html attachments. Please forward the above information to secwes...@cansecwest.com to be considered for placement on the speaker roster, or have your lightning talk scheduled. If you contact anyone else at our organization please ensure you also cc the submission address with your proposal or else it may be omitted from the review process. -- World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques Vancouver, Canada, March 9-11 2011 http://cansecwest.com pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp
