============================================================================== ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION LINUX SECURITY SUMMIT 2017 14-15 September LOS ANGELES, USA ============================================================================== 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. LSS this year will be co-located with the Open Source Summit and the Linux Plumbers Conference. The program committee currently seeks proposals for: * Refereed Presentations: 45 minutes in length, including at least 10 minutes of discussion. * Discussion Topics: 30 minutes in length. 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: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-security-summit/program/cfp DATES * CFP Close: June 5, 2017 * CFP Notifications: June 12, 2017 * Schedule Announced: June 19, 2017 * Slide Submission: August 31, 2017 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 http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-security-summit TWITTER For event updates and announcements, follow: https://twitter.com/LinuxSecSummit PROGRAM COMMITTEE The program committee for LSS 2017 is: * James Morris, Oracle * Serge Hallyn, Canonical * Paul Moore, Red Hat * Stephen Smalley, NSA * Elena Reshetova, Intel * 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