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Subject: [vizSEC] VizSEC 2008 Workshop on Visualization for Cyber Security<br>To: <a href="mailto:info@lists.vizsec.org">info@lists.vizsec.org</a><br>Cc: John Goodall <<a href="mailto:JohnG@securedecisions.com">JohnG@securedecisions.com</a>><br>
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The full and short paper deadline for VizSec has been extended. Proceedings<br>
will be published by Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The<br>
Keynote speaker at VizSec will be Ben Shneiderman, speaking on the topic<br>
Information Forensics: Harnessing visualization to support discovery.<br>
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VizSEC 2008 Workshop on Visualization for Cyber Security<br>
<a href="http://vizsec.org/workshop2008/" target="_blank">http://vizsec.org/workshop2008/</a><br>
September 15, 2008 / Cambridge, MA USA<br>
In conjunction with RAID 2008<br>
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The 5th International Workshop on Visualization for Cyber Security will<br>
provide a forum for new research in visualization for computer security. We<br>
are pleased to be holding this year's meeting in conjunction with the 11th<br>
International Symposium on Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection. The<br>
VizSec Workshop will be held at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on<br>
Monday, September 15, 2008. The Keynote this year will be given by Ben<br>
Shneiderman on the topic Information Forensics: Harnessing visualization to<br>
support discovery<br>
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As a result of previous VizSec workshops, we have seen both the application<br>
of existing visualization techniques to security problems and the<br>
development of novel security visualization approaches. However, VizSec<br>
research has focused on helping human analysts to detect anomalies and<br>
patterns, particularly in computer network defense. Other communities, led<br>
by researchers from the RAID Symposia, have researched automated methods for<br>
detecting anomalies and malicious activity.<br>
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The theme for this year's workshop, which will be held in conjunction with<br>
RAID 2008, will be on bridging the gap between visualization and automation,<br>
such as leveraging the power of visualization to create rules for intrusion<br>
detection and defense systems. We encourage VizSec participants to stay for<br>
the RAID Symposium and RAID participants to come a day early to participate<br>
in VizSec. There will be a discount for joint registration.<br>
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We also solicit papers that report results on visualization techniques and<br>
systems in solving all aspects of cyber security problems, including:<br>
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* Visualization of Internet routing<br>
* Visualization of packet traces and network flows<br>
* Visualization of intrusion detection alerts<br>
* Visualization of attack tracks<br>
* Visualization of security vulnerabilities<br>
* Visualization of attack paths<br>
* Visualization of application processes<br>
* Visualization for forensic analysis<br>
* Visualization for correlating events<br>
* Visualization for computer network defense training<br>
* Visualization for offensive information operations<br>
* Visualization for building rules<br>
* Visualization for feature selection<br>
* Visualization for detecting anomalous activity<br>
* Deployment and field testing of VizSec systems<br>
* Evaluation and user testing of VizSec systems<br>
* User and design requirements for VizSec systems<br>
* Lessons learned from development and deployment of VizSec systems<br>
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All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Full and short papers will be<br>
published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) in the VizSec<br>
2008 Proceedings. Poster and Demo abstracts will be made available on the<br>
VizSec web site.<br>
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Submissions should list all authors and their affiliations; in case of<br>
multiple authors, the contact author must be indicated (anonymized<br>
submissions are not required). For accepted papers, at least one of the<br>
authors must attend the conference to present the work. Submissions must be<br>
in PDF format. All submissions should include an abstract, keywords,<br>
references, and high resolution, color images.<br>
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Submissions must not substantially duplicate work that any of the authors<br>
has published elsewhere or has submitted in parallel to a journal or to any<br>
other conference or workshop with proceedings. Simultaneous submission of<br>
the same work to multiple venues, submission of previously published work,<br>
and plagiarism constitute dishonesty or fraud. VizSec, like other scientific<br>
and technical conferences and journals, prohibits these practices and may,<br>
on the recommendation of the program chair, take action against authors who<br>
have committed them. Further questions on the submission process may be sent<br>
to the program chair.<br>
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Deadlines<br>
April 21, 2008 : Deadline for full paper submission<br>
May 19, 2008 : Deadline for short paper submissions<br>
July 18, 2008 : Deadline for poster and demo abstracts<br>
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Full Papers<br>
Full papers should present mature research results. Accepted papers will be<br>
presented and included in the VizSec 2008 proceedings. Papers must include<br>
an abstract and a list of keywords and can be up to 18 pages in total<br>
length, including the bibliography and appendices.<br>
<br>
Short Papers<br>
Short papers can be used to present less mature research results than full<br>
papers, or late-breaking results. Accepted short papers will be presented<br>
and included in the VizSec 2008 proceedings. Short papers must include an<br>
abstract and a list of keywords and can be up to 8 pages in total length,<br>
including the bibliography and appendices.<br>
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Posters<br>
Posters can be used to describe work in progress or updates to previously<br>
published VizSec research or R&D. Poster submissions should consist of a 2<br>
page abstract. Poster will be presented at the VizSec/RAID reception.<br>
Abstracts will be made available on the web site.<br>
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Demos<br>
Demonstrations can be used to show new or updated development efforts. Demo<br>
submissions should consist of a 2 page abstract. Demonstrations will take<br>
place at the VizSec/RAID reception. (You will need to bring a laptop for<br>
demos.) Abstracts will be made available on the web site.<br>
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Formatting Instructions<br>
All accepted, camera-ready manuscripts must be submitted using the LaTeX2e<br>
(strongly preferred) or Word templates provided by Springer for LNCS<br>
'Proceedings and Other Multiauthor Volumes.'<br>
<a href="http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0" target="_blank">http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0</a><br>
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Submission Instructions<br>
Please submit PDF papers using the EasyChair workshop site:<br>
<a href="http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vizSEC08" target="_blank">http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vizSEC08</a><br>
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VizSec 2008 is sponsored by:<br>
NSA's National Information Assurance Research Laboratory (NIARL)<br>
Microsoft<br>
CA Labs<br>
Applied Visions<br>
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<a href="http://vizsec.org/workshop2008/" target="_blank">http://vizsec.org/workshop2008/</a><br>
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john goodall, phd . <a href="mailto:JohnG@SecureDecisions.avi.com">JohnG@SecureDecisions.avi.com</a><br>
518.248.8195 (mobile) . 631.754.4920 (office)<br>
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