Linux Security Summit 2013
Description
The Linux Security Summit (LSS) is a technical forum for collaboration between Linux developers, researchers, and end users. Its primary aim is to foster community efforts in analyzing and solving Linux security challenges.
The format of the summit will be:
- Refereed presentations
- Subsystem updates
- Breakout development sessions
Schedule
The Linux Security Summit for 2013 will be held across 19 and 20 September in New Orleans, USA. It will be co-located with LinuxCon, as well as Linux Plumbers.
Day 1 (19th September)
| Time | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Keynote Talk | Ted Ts'o, Google |
| 09:50 | Break | |
| Refereed Talks | ||
| 10:00 | Embedded Linux Security | David Safford, IBM |
| 10:45 | Extending AppArmor Mediation into the Userspace | John Johansen, Canonical |
| 11:30 | Break | |
| 11:45 | Multiple Concurrent Security Models? Really? | Casey Schaufler, Intel |
| 12:30 | Lunch (self-funded at a nearby location) | |
| 14:00 | Linux Kernel ASLR | Kees Cook, Google |
| 14:45 | The AppArmor Labeling Model | John Johansen, Canonical |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| Short Topics | ||
| 15:50 | SELinux update | Paul Moore, Red Hat |
| 16:10 | Smack update | Casey Schaufler, Intel |
| 16:30 | Integrity update | Mimi Zohar, IBM |
| 16:50 | Core Kernel - "Fixing anti-patterns" | Kees Cook, Google |
| 17:30 | Finish | |
Day 2 (20th September)
Break-out sessions starting at 9am.
Details TBA.
Note that Linux Security Summit attendees and speakers must be registered to attend LinuxCon. See the LinuxCon site for details on registration, travel, and accommodation. (For those wishing to also attend Plumbers, a separate registration for that is required).
Call for Participation
The Linux Security Summit CFP closed on 14th June.
Accepted speakers will be notified by 21st of June.
The program committee currently seeks proposals for:
- Refereed Presentations:
45 minutes in length, including at least 10 minutes of discussion. Papers are encouraged.
Topic areas include, but are not limited to:
- System hardening
- Access control
- Cryptography
- Integrity control
- Hardware security
- Networking
- Storage
- Virtualization
- Desktop
- Tools
- Management
- Case studies
- Emerging technologies, threats & techniques
Proposals should be submitted in plain text via email to the program committee at: lss-pc (_at_) ext.namei.org
Abstracts should be approximately 150 words in total.
Program Committee
The Linux Security Summit for 2013 is organized by:
- James Morris, Oracle
- Serge Hallyn, Canonical
- Paul Moore, Red Hat
- Stephen Smalley, NSA
- Joshua Brindle, Quark Security
- Herbert Xu, Red Hat
- John Johansen, Canonical
- Kees Cook, Google
- Casey Schaufler, Intel
- Mimi Zohar, IBM
The program committee may be contacted as a group via email: lss-pc (_at_) ext.namei.org