============================================================================== ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION LINUX SECURITY SUMMIT EUROPE 2018 25-26 October EDINBURGH, UK ============================================================================== 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. This year, for the first time, the Linux Security Summit is going to be also held in Europe (LSS-EU) in order to facilitate broader participation in Linux Security development. Similar to LSS-North America, LSS-EU provides a unique opportunity for to have discussions and networking opportunities with key people in the Linux kernel security community , present your work and ideas and affect the future direction of Linux security. In addition to the refereed presentations, panels and BoF sessions, this year's LSS-EU program will have an introduction into various Linux kernel security subsystems in order to get participants acquainted with their main concepts and goals, as well as outline the areas of future development, where contribution by the community is welcomed. The program committee currently seeks proposals for: * Refereed Presentations: 45 minutes in length. * Panel Discussion Topics: 45 minutes in length. * Short Topics: 30 minutes in total, including at least 10 minutes discussion. * BoF Sessions. Topic areas include, but are not limited to: * Kernel self-protection * Access control * Cryptography and key management * Integrity control * Hardware Security * Iot and embedded security * Virtualization and containers * System-specific system hardening * Case studies * Security tools * Security UX * Emerging technologies, threats & techniques Proposals should be submitted via: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-security-summit-europe-20... DATES * CFP Close: July 16, 2018 * CFP Notifications: July 23, 2018 * Schedule Announced: Aug 25, 2018 * Event: October 25-26, 2018 WHO SHOULD ATTEND We're seeking a diverse range of attendees, and welcome participation by people involved in Linux security development, operations, and research. The LSS is a unique global event which provides the opportunity to present and discuss your work or research with key Linux security community members and maintainers. It?s also useful for those who wish to keep up with the latest in Linux security development, and to provide input to the development process. WEB SITE https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-security-summit-europe-2018/ TWITTER For event updates and announcements, follow: https://twitter.com/LinuxSecSummit PROGRAM COMMITTEE The program committee for LSS-EU 2018 is: * Elena Reshetova, Intel * James Morris, Microsoft * Serge Hallyn, Cisco * Paul Moore, Red Hat * Stephen Smalley, NSA * John Johansen, Canonical * Kees Cook, Google * Casey Schaufler, Intel * Mimi Zohar, IBM * David A. Wheeler, Institute for Defense Analyses The program committee may be contacted as a group via email: lss-pc () lists.linuxfoundation.org