2006-01-01
Abstract
Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2006, the Sixteenth Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place 11–13 October 2006 at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montréal, Canada.
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Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2006, the Sixteenth Virus Bulletin International Conference, which will take place 11–13 October 2006 at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montréal, Canada.
The conference will include three days of 40-minute presentations running in two (2) concurrent streams: Technical and Corporate. Submissions are invited on all subjects relevant to anti-malware and anti-spam. In particular, VB welcomes the submission of papers that will provide delegates with ideas, advice and/or practical techniques, and encourages presentations that include practical demonstrations of techniques or new technologies.
The following is a list of topics suggested by the attendees of VB2005. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and papers on these and any other anti-malware and spam-related subjects will be considered.
Malware collection tools/honeypots
Malware classification tools
Spyware/adware – definition, techniques and detection
Spyware/adware – definition, techniques and detection
Spyware/adware – definition, techniques and detection
Malware with respect to cryptography
Malware with respect to cryptography
Threats and protection for mobile devices
Threats and protection for mobile devices
Emulation, engine level sandboxing, unpacking techniques
Rootkits
x64 malware
Malware on non-Windows platforms
Emulators/heuristics/PE unpacking on non-Windows platforms
Tools of the trade (deobfuscation, IR, etc.)
Tools of the trade (deobfuscation, IR, etc.)
Behavioural analysis and detection
Proof of concept demonstrations
Phishing
Latest malware outbreaks
Wireless security
CERT/vendor cooperation
Hardware supported virtualisation
Case studies
Best practices
Policy enforcement
Vulnerability assessment
Vulnerability assessment
Phishing & fraud in the corporate environment
Phishing & fraud in the corporate environment
Online crime prevention
Tracing malware authors/perpetrators
Anti-virus & anti-spyware performance testing
Educating users
Management of anti-virus infrastructures
Proactive detection mechanisms
IDS/IPS
False positive prevention
Government security policies
IT outsourcing and associated risks
Mobile threats
Anti-malware managed services
Abstracts of approximately 200 words must be sent as plain text files to <[email protected]> no later than Thursday 9 March 2006. Submissions received after this date will not be considered. Please include full contact details with each submission.
Following the close of the call for papers all submissions will be anonymised before being reviewed by a selection committee; authors will be notified of the status of their paper by email. Authors are advised that, should their paper be selected for the conference programme, the deadline for submission of the completed papers will be Monday 5 June 2006 and that full papers should not exceed 6,000 words. Further details of the paper submission and selection process are available at http://www.virusbtn.com/conference/.
