Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] Linux Security Summit 2010 - Schedule Published

Daniel J Walsh dwalsh at redhat.com
Thu Jun 17 12:27:13 UTC 2010



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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Linux Security Summit 2010 - Schedule Published
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:12:09 +1000 (EST)
From: James Morris <jmorris at namei.org>
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                      LINUX SECURITY SUMMIT 2010 (BOSTON)

                              PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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SUMMARY

   This is to announce the program schedule for the upcoming Linux
   Security Summit [1], to be held on Monday 9th August in Boston in
   conjunction with LinuxCon [2].

   Following a round of voting by the Program Committee, the following
   proposals were selected as main talks:

     * "Recent Advances in the SELinux Sandbox"
             Dan Walsh, Red Hat

     * "in ur webserver, writin ur logs"
             Joshua Brindle, Tresys

     * "Integrating Security into Vyatta"
             Stephen Hemminger, Vyatta

     * "MSF Security Framework Overview"
             Elena Reshetova, Nokia

     * "Access Control in the MSF Security Framework"
             Janne Karhunen, Nokia

     * "Linux Security in 10 Years"
             Brad Spengler, grsecurity

     * "Using EVM to protect security extended attributes"
             Mimi Zohar, IBM

     * "Secstate: Integrating SCAP and Puppet for System Lockdown"
             Karl MacMillan, Tresys

     * "Widely Used But Out-Of-Tree"
             Kees Cook, Canonical

     * "Linux Security Usability"
             Z. Cliffe Schreuders, Murdoch University

     * "System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)"
             Stephen Gallagher, Red Hat

   We will also hold a panel session, kicking off with a discussion on "The
   Viability of a Standard Linux Security API", followed by open Q&A and
   lightning talks.

   Full details of the program, including abstracts, may be found at:

 
https://security.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/LinuxSecuritySummit2010/Schedule


EVENT DESCRIPTION

   The Linux Security Summit 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:

     * Selected brief presentations
     * Lightning talks
     * Q&A panel sessions


DATES / LOCATION

   The Linux Security Summit for 2010 will be held on the 9th of August in
   Boston, USA.  It will be co-located with LinuxCon [2], at the
   Renaissance Boston Waterfront.

   Note that Linux Security Summit attendees must be registered to attend
   LinuxCon.  See the LinuxCon site for details on registration, travel,
   and accommodation.

     http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

   The event is open to all registered LinuxCon attendees.

   You do not have to be a "security person" to attend -- we're seeking a
   diverse range of attendees, and welcome the participation of general
   developers, researchers, operations, and end-users.

   There will be panel and lightning talks sessions in addition to brief,
   selected presentations, with a strong focus on discussion.

   Lightning talks and discussion panel agendas will be coordinated closer
   to the event on the event mailing list, and on-site.


MAILING LIST

   Everyone planning to attend should join the event mailing list:

      https://ext.namei.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-summit

   Coordination of panel discussions and lightning talks will occur on the
   list.  Updates and announcements about the event will also be sent to
   the list.


WEB SITE

   Please also note the Linux Security Summit web site:

     https://security.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/LinuxSecuritySummit2010

   which will be kept updated with all available information on the event.


PROGRAM COMMITTEE

   The Linux Security Summit for 2010 is organized by:

     * James Morris, Red Hat
     * Serge Hallyn, IBM
     * Paul Moore, HP
     * Stephen Smalley, NSA
     * Joshua Brindle, Tresys
     * Tetsuo Handa, NTT Data
     * Herbert Xu, Red Hat
     * John Johansen, Canonical
     * Kees Cook, Canonical
     * Casey Schaufler, Smack Project


   The program committee may be contacted as a group via email:

      lss-pc (_at_) ext.namei.org


REFERENCES

   [1] LSS 2010: 
https://security.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/LinuxSecuritySummit2010
   [2] LinuxCon: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon


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