You’ve undoubtedly heard about all sorts of Internet security vulnerabilities and incidents causing harm around the world, but the flip side of all that doom and gloom is all the promising efforts underway to create a more secure, private, and trusted Internet. Starting today and going through Wednesday (18-21 February), the Network and Distributed Systems Security (NDSS) Symposium takes place to present groundbreaking research in the world of Internet security.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of NDSS, and the Internet Society is proud to have been associated with it for over 20 years now. A key focus of the Internet Society has long been improving trust in the global open Internet. In order to promote this trust, we need new and innovative ideas and research on the security and privacy of our connected devices and the Internet that brings them together. NDSS is a top tier forum for highlighting this research.
NDSS 2018 is four full days featuring:
- Two exciting keynotes from Ari Juels and Parisa Tabriz
- Four workshops on Binary Analysis Research (BAR), Decentralized IoT Security and Standards (DISS), DNS Privacy (DNSPRIV), and Usable Security (USEC).
- A full program of 71 excellent peer-reviewed research papers organized into 17 sessions on topics including (but certainly not limited to) privacy, security, automation, IoT, TLS, and more.
- A poster session and reception with 20 posters to highlight recently published and newly emerging research.
In addition to being excited by the potential of all the excellent security and privacy research to be presented at NDSS, the Internet Society is also pleased to support NDSS with continuing commitments to promoting open access to all information, encouraging cooperation and collaboration, and developing the next generation of leaders in the security space.
Quality academic research that is open and easily accessible to anyone is one of our best long-term investments in a truly open and trustable Internet. All of the information from NDSS including abstracts, papers, slides, videos, and posters will be available on the NDSS website. Papers and abstracts for the main programme are already on the NDSS website, and posters, slides, and videos from all the presentations will be posted shortly after NDSS. Individual workshops will have proceedings produced and put online in the weeks following NDSS.
NDSS brings together security researchers, standards developers, vendors, and the operational community into a cooperative and collaborative environment for the exchange of ideas. People are what ultimately hold the Internet together. The Internet’s development has been based on voluntary cooperation and collaboration, and these tenets remain essential factors for the Internet’s prosperity and potential. Because of this, the Internet Society has a long commitment to a Collaborative Security approach and views NDSS as an excellent example of this collaboration. We are especially pleased to see examples like the DNSPRIV and DISS workshops having active participation from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) community, resulting in close coordination between emerging research and resulting standards. Enhanced collaboration makes both communities stronger.
Finally, for those of us who have been working in this space for more than a few years, we recognize the importance of developing the next generation of leaders. We need the best and the brightest engaged in solving the challenging security and privacy issues facing the Internet. Academic research by its very nature is developing the next generation of thought leaders in this space. To further support the exposure of students, NDSS, with the help of NSF, Cisco, and the Internet Society, is proud to have awarded 20 grants for students to attend NDSS in person.
For all of the above reasons and more, the Internet Society is pleased to support NDSS. We look forward to the results of this year’s event! And we want to wish a happy 25th anniversary to all those in the NDSS community!
There is still time if you want to join us in person in San Diego (by registering onsite). Otherwise you can follow along via our social media channels – Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn, or search/post using #NDSS18.