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Upcoming 2009 NIST Computer Security Division Events
Protocol for Lightweight Authentication of Identity (PLAID)
July 13-15, 2009
National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD.
Privilege (Access) Management Workshop
September 1-3, 2009
National Insitute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD.
End-to-End Voting Systems Workshop
October 13-14, 2009
George Washington University
The last few years have witnessed the emergence of end-to-end (E2E) voting systems, which enable voter-verification of election outcome. This workshop will begin a discussion on the interplay between auditability, vote secrecy, incoercibility and usability aspects of E2E voting systems and encourage research on the development of electronic E2E voting systems. The workshop discussions could influence future standardization efforts for E2E voting systems.
Non-NIST Events
SANS Canberra 2009
June 29 – July 4, 2009
National Convention Centre 31 Constitution Avenue Canberra, 2601 AU
SANS returns to Australia's capital. There will be four courses at SANS Canberra 2009. This event offers a classic selection of hands-on training that is relevant to the challenges one faces each day as an information security professional. For more information regarding this event, please visit the event's website - link provided above.
SANS What Works Summit in Forensics and Incident Response
July 5–15, 2009
The Fairmont Washington, D.C. 2401 M Street, NW Washington D.C. 20037
The 2009 SANS What works in Forensics and Incident Response Summit being held in Washington DC on July 6 & 7 gives you access to the state of the art in computer forensic techniques. Top industry leaders, forensics and incident response professionals and vendors will discuss the latest defenses and technologies in a series of highly interactive sessions focused on effective incident response and mitigation, forensic analysis, recovery as a result of a data breach and e-Discovery requests.
The 8th European Conference on i-Warfare and Security
July 6-7, 2009
Military Academy, Lisbon & the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
The conference will address elements of both theory and practice of all aspects of Information Warfare and Security, and offers an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants involved in the domain to come together and exchange ideas. The program for the event will include an extensive range of peer-reviewed papers, including presentations from leaders in the field. For more information regarding this conference, please visit website, link provided above.
SANS Singapore 2009
July 6-11, 2009
Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay Address : 177A River Valley Road, Singapore, Singapore, 179031
With attackers leveraging huge numbers of hosts to overwhelm common defense mechanisms it is vital that we defend our organization's resources and networks. This means being educated about current threats and vulnerabilities and how to combat them. For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
SANS Rocky Mountain 2009
July 7-13, 2009
Grand Hyatt Denver 1750 Walton Street Denver, CO 80202 US
For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
SANS SOS (Summer of Security) - London 2009
July 13-18, 2009
London Marriott Hotel Kensington Hotel 147c Cromwell Road, London, SW5 0TH
For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
SANS IMPACT 2009
July 27 - August 1, 2009
International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Threats ('IMPACT') Jalan Teknologi 1 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
This event will be hosted by colleagues at IMPACT, the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Threats, the first global public-private cyber security initiative. IMPACT is dedicated to bringing together governments, industry leaders and cyber security experts to enhance the global community's capacity to prevent and respond to cyber threats. IMPACT's permanent secretariat is headquartered in Cyberjaya, Malaysia approximately 50 km -south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital city. For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
SANS Boston 2009
August 2-10, 2009
Hyatt Regency Boston One Avenue de Lafayette Boston, Massachusetts, USA 02111
Managers and hands-on technical staff at all levels will want to attend this event to further their knowledge and skills in information security. Get the training and certification needed to stay ahead of the attackers. For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
18th USENIX Security Symposium
August 1214, 2009
Le Centre Sheraton Hotel Montreal 1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West Montreal, Quebec H3B 2L7 Canada Phone: (514) 878-2000
The USENIX Security Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, system administrators, system programmers,
and others interested in the latest advances in the security of computer systems and networks. For more information regarding this event, please contact: Conference Department conference@usenix.org
SANS What Works in Virtualization Security Summit
August 17–21, 2009
Fairmont Washington DC 2401 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037
The SANS Virtualization Security Summit brings together industry leaders to help enterprises realize the enormous benefits of virtualization while addressing the new security challenges that it creates. Discuss the latest processes and tools for securing your virtualized systems in open forums designed to bring you together with both industry experts and peers facing the same day-to-day challenges. For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
SANS Virginia Beach 2009
August 28 – September 4, 2009
Sheraton Oceanfront Virginia Beach 3501 Atlantic Avenue Virginia Beach, VA US
This event offers sessions in IT management and security education with world-class instructors and great networking opportunities. For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.
The 5th Annual GFIRST National Conference
August 23–28, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (GFIRST) will host its 5th Annual GFIRST National Conference on August 23 – 28, 2009 at the Omni Hotel in CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s theme: The 5 Pillars of Cyber Security: Threat, Vulnerability, Attack & Detection, Mitigation and Reflection will have six tracks following the same theme. There are over 100 sessions being planned. For more information or to register, please visit conference website, link provided above.
SANS Network Security 2009
September 14-22, 2009
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel One Market Street San Diego, CA 92101 US
This event is packed with courses with new and network-focused training. Over 30 Info Security Courses with evening events and Vendor Expo. For more information regarding this event, please visit event's website - link provided above.