About
Ten years ago we set out with a mission -
to define and build a community of interest in information security
research. While the past nine years have been riddled with their own
joys and tribulations, we do seem to have built a significant amount of
interest in the field. From a mere dozen presentations from a few local
researchers, we have more than quadrupled in size and have
representation from scores of countries. Clearly this would not have
been possible without our dedicated ambassadors around the world. We
acknowledge them most sincerely.
The nature and scope of the
Information Security field has also evolved over the past several
years. No longer are we just concerned with protecting the technical
edifice. Our emphasis has become more holistic and we tend to consider
all aspects of information protection as central to the field of
security. The Annual Security Conference, we hope, provides a
forum for discourses in Security, Assurance and Privacy that will define the moment and provide a useful basis for nurturing further dialogues.
History
The Security and Privacy Conference
began as a small
workshop, essentially to facilitate a discussion on a range of security
related topics. The first meeting was organized following the
cancellation of the IFIP TC 11.1 working conference in Las Vegas, which
was scheduled for September 29-30, 2001. The tragic events of 9/11
prevented the meeting from being held. Over the years participation has
grown. Today the Conference aligns itself with the Association
of Information Systems Specialist Interest Group in Security and
Privacy, the
Journal of Information System Security, besides maintaining personal
and professional links with the IFIP TC 11 community.
Future Goals
The Security and Privacy conference
aspires to be a event of choice in the security, assurance and privacy
arena. It
hopes to facilitate
discussions and build a community of interest.
The Conference welcomes diverse views of managing security and privacy.
These may
range from being very technical to socio-organizational. The intention
is to develop insights into the socio-technical nature of security
problems.
Co-Hosts
The conference is jointly
organized by the following institutions: University of Plymouth (UK);
Virginia Commonwealth University (USA); Oklahoma State University
(USA); University of South Australia (Australia).
Organization
The conference is jointly organized on
non-profit basis. We are always looking for volunteers to help with
theconference organization. If you have interest, please contact us
using the "contact us" option from the main menu.
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