On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Gunnar Peterson wrote: > Book is here > > "Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt" by Andrew Jaquith
I thought it was about ROSI all over again? Having been to and spoken at several CISO conferences, I stayed away from this book up to now. > http://www.amazon.com/Security-Metrics-Replacing-Uncertainty-Doubt/dp/032134 > 9989 > > I am halfway through and it is excellent so far, will post a review soon. > Not sure how the security industry as we know it will get by without fud. Pretty good! Thank you very much. The problem of teaching security practitioners on how to "speak" without FUD, even if they don't see it as FUD, is just as great. Gadi. > > -gp > > On 4/24/07 7:32 PM, "Gary McGraw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Plus, check out Andrew Jaquith's excellent book: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gunnar Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tue Apr 24 20:14:53 2007 > > To: Secure Mailing List > > Subject: [SC-L] MetriCon 2.0 CFP > > > > Last year's conference, MetriCon 1.0 featured a software security metrics > > track ( http://securitymetrics.org/content/Wiki.jsp?page=Metricon1.0), > > including: > > > > * A Metric for Evaluating Static Analysis Tools - Chess & Tsipenyuk, Fortify > > * An Attack Surface Metric - Manadhata & Wing, Carnegie-Mellon > > * "Good enough" Metrics - Epstein, WebMethods > > * Software Security Patterns and Risk - Heyman & Huygens, U of Leuven > > * Code Metrics - Chandra, Secure Software > > > > -gp > > > > Second Workshop on Security Metrics (MetriCon 2.0) < Call for Papers > > MetriCon 2.0 CFP > > > > August 7, 2007 Boston, MA > > > > Overview > > > > Do you cringe at the subjectivity applied to security in every manner? If > > so, MetriCon 2.0 may be your antidote to change security from an artistic > > "matter of opinion" into an objective, quantifiable science. The time for > > adjectives and adverbs has gone; the time for hard facts and data has come. > > > > MetriCon 2.0 is intended as a forum for lively, practical discussion in the > > area of security metrics. It is a forum for quantifiable approaches and > > results to problems afflicting information security today, with a bias > > towards practical, specific implementations. Topics and presentations will > > be selected for their potential to stimulate discussion in the Workshop. > > > > MetriCon 2.0 will be a one-day event, Tuesday, August 7, 2007, co-located > > with the 16th USENIX Security Symposium in Boston, MA, USA > > (http://www.usenix.org/events/sec07/). Beginning first thing in the morning, > > with meals taken in the meeting room, and extending into the evening. > > Attendance will be by invitation and limited to 60 participants. All > > participants will be expected to "come with findings" and be willing to > > address the group in some fashion, formally or not. Preference given to the > > authors of position papers/presentations who have actual work in progress. > > > > Each presenter will have 10-15 minutes to present his or her idea, followed > > by 15-20 minutes of discussion with the workshop participants. Panels and > > groups of related presentations may be proposed to present different > > approaches to selected topics, and will be steered by what sorts of > > proposals come in response to this Call. > > > > > > Goals and Topics > > > > The goal of the workshop is to stimulate discussion of and thinking about > > security metrics and to do so in ways that lead to realistic, early results > > of lasting value. Potential attendees are invited to submit position papers > > to be shared with all. Such position papers are expected to address security > > metrics in one of the following categories: > > > > Benchmarking > > Empirical Studies > > Metrics Definitions > > Financial Planning > > Security/Risk Modeling > > Tools, Technologies, Tips, and Tricks > > Visualization > > Practical implementations, real world case studies, and detailed models will > > be preferred over broader models or general ideas. > > > > How to Participate > > > > Submit a short position paper or description of work done/ongoing. Your > > submission must be no longer than five(5) paragraphs or presentation slides. > > Author names and affiliations should appear first in/on the submission. > > Submissions may be in PDF, PowerPoint, HTML, or plaintext email and must be > > submitted to MetriCon AT securitymetrics.org. > > > > Presenters will be notified of acceptance by June 22, 2007 and expected to > > provide materials for distribution by July 22, 2007. All slides and position > > papers will be made available to participants at the workshop. No formal > > proceedings are intended. Plagiarism constitutes dishonesty. The organizers > > of this Workshop as well as USENIX prohibit these practices and will take > > appropriate action if dishonesty of this sort is found. Submission of > > recent, previously published work as well as simultaneous submissions to > > multiple venues is acceptable but please so indicate in your proposal. > > > > Location > > > > MetriCon 2.0 will be co-located with the 16th USENIX Security Symposium > > (Security ยน07). (http://www.usenix.org/events/sec07/) > > Cost > > > > $200 all-inclusive of meeting space, materials preparation, and meals for > > the day. > > Important Dates > > > > Requests to participate: by May 11, 2007 > > Notification of acceptance: by June 22, 2007 > > Materials for distribution: by July 22, 2007 > > Workshop Organizers > > > > Fred Cohen, Fred Cohen & Associates > > Jeremy Epstein, webMethods > > Dan Geer, Geer Risk Services > > Andrew Jaquith, Yankee Group > > Elizabeth Nichols, ClearPoint Metrics, Co-Chair > > Gunnar Peterson, Arctec Group, Co-Chair > > Russell Cameron Thomas, Meritology > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Secure Coding mailing list (SC-L) SC-L@securecoding.org > > List information, subscriptions, etc - http://krvw.com/mailman/listinfo/sc-l > > List charter available at - http://www.securecoding.org/list/charter.php > > SC-L is hosted and moderated by KRvW Associates, LLC (http://www.KRvW.com) > > as a free, non-commercial service to the software security community. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > -- > Gunnar Peterson, Managing Principal, Arctec Group > http://www.arctecgroup.net > > SOA, Web Services and XML Security & Web Application Security Training > > Schedule of Public Classes > May 7 Washington/Baltimore (WSSC Conference) > May 15 Milan (OWASP App Sec Conference) > July 17-19 Washington/Baltimore > > Details and registration info on Arctec Group and Aspect Security classes > http://www.aspectsecurity.com/public_training.htm > > Blog: http://1raindrop.typepad.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Secure Coding mailing list (SC-L) SC-L@securecoding.org > List information, subscriptions, etc - http://krvw.com/mailman/listinfo/sc-l > List charter available at - http://www.securecoding.org/list/charter.php > SC-L is hosted and moderated by KRvW Associates, LLC (http://www.KRvW.com) > as a free, non-commercial service to the software security community. > _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ Secure Coding mailing list (SC-L) SC-L@securecoding.org List information, subscriptions, etc - http://krvw.com/mailman/listinfo/sc-l List charter available at - http://www.securecoding.org/list/charter.php SC-L is hosted and moderated by KRvW Associates, LLC (http://www.KRvW.com) as a free, non-commercial service to the software security community. _______________________________________________
