Art into Science - 2018
A Conference for Defense
When
January 30th - February 2nd (2018)
Talks will begin at roughly 9:00am.
Where
311 E 5th St, Austin, TX - 78701
Trinity Hall
Free but Limited to 200 Seats Only
Register NowART INTO SCIENCE IS A CONFERENCE FOR DEFENSE, ORGANIZED BY DEFENDERS.
Many conferences out there glorify the attacker, we want a conference that glorifies us!
ACoD goals:
Push the Art to a Science: Creating a Professional Discipline
To mature our practice, we need to be able to share our methodologies in a systematic and consistent way.
We have many professionals in the security industry, but do not have a professional discipline. We'd like to philosophically discuss concepts in security, push them forward, and model them.
Glorify the Defense: Tools, Techniques, and Ideas People Can Leave the Conference with and Implement
Security conferences glorify the attacker, and accept attack-oriented talks. We'd like to put defense on a pedestal and take in talks that interest us - operational talks on defense.
As a field, we need practitioners to offer implementable ideas and or reference implementations to reduce the amount of work that someone has to do to implement what they learn.
ACoD is a working conference
In the "Glorify the Defense" (operations) track we will have talks of interest on various investigations and case studies on the one hand, and tools and ideas used to defend our environments on the other.
The "Push the art into a science" (philosophy) track will be dedicated to working tracks, where the members introduce their own concepts, and then discuss specifics. Most importantly, finish the day with a summary that can be used to push our field into the future.
We want to get more out of ACoD:
Often, the best value we as attendees get out of a conference is personal relationships that form. We'd like to generate more of this value.
Some of us are introverts, some are shy. Regardless, it is hard to meet too many people in conferences, and see how we can help each other. We will work to address this by building more discussion into the agenda, such as networking opportunities, small working groups, and other similar ideas, into the DNA of how the conference will run.
Get to Know Our Convention!
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Additional Information and Agenda
Art into Science Recognizes the following Code of Conduct.
Additionally, a draft of the 2018 Art into Science Agenda can be found here!
Conference Staff
Gadi Evron
Chairman
Gadi is CEO and founder of Cymmetria, a cyber security startup, Chairman of the Board of the Israeli CERT and Founding Chairman of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Alliance. He is widely recognized for his work in internet security operations and global incident response, considered the first botnet expert. He was previously VP of Cybersecurity Strategy for Kaspersky Lab and led PwC’s Cyber Security Center of Excellence, located in Israel. Prior to that Gadi was CISO for the Israeli government Internet operation, founder of the Israeli Government CERT and is a research fellow at the Yuval Ne`eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, at Tel Aviv University, working on cyber warfare projects. Gadi authored two books on information security, organizes global professional working groups, chairs worldwide conferences, and is a frequent lecturer.
Jeff Moss
Head of Program Committee
Randal Vaughn
Head of Operations
Randal Vaughn, professor of Information Systems and Information Security at Baylor University, joined the Baylor faculty in 1982 as the second PhD holding faculty member of the MIS department. While at Baylor, he helped design the department undergraduate program offerings and led the department in developing their MIS master’s-level programs. In addition to his Baylor duties, Randal has been an active member of the operational Internet security community for over 15 years.
Prior to joining the Baylor faculty, Randal worked as a software designer for Mobil Exploration and Producing Services and Vought Aircraft Corporation. Randal earned a PhD in mathematics from The University of Texas in Arlington and served as an USAF officer.
Mike Johnson
Stefano Zanero received a PhD in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, where he is currently an associate professor with the Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria. His research focuses on malware analysis, cyberphysical security, and systems security. Besides teaching “Computer Security” and “Computer Forensics” at Politecnico, he has an extensive speaking and training experience in Italy and abroad. He co-authored over 60 scientific papers and books. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society (for which he is a member of the Board of Governors), and a lifetime senior member of the ACM. Stefano co-founded the Italian chapter of ISSA (Information System Security Association). He has been named a Fellow of ISSA and sits in its International Board of Directors. A long time op-ed writer for magazines (among which “Computer World”), Stefano is also a co-founder and chairman of Secure Network, a leading information security consulting firm based in Milan and in London, and a co-founder of 18Months, a cloud-based ticketing solutions provider, and recently has co-founded BankSealer, a startup in the FinTech sector.
Sounil Yu
Sounil Yu is a Christian, husband and father with over 30 years of hands-on experience creating, breaking and fixing computer and network systems. As the Exec Director for Security Innovation at a major financial institution, he leads teams to execute innovation initiatives and crazy experiments that reduce risk and tackle hard challenges in infosec. Previously, he helped improve infosec at several institutions spanning from Fortune 100 companies with three letters on the stock exchange to secretive three letter agencies that are not. Although on occasion he is forced to write about himself in the third person, he would rather meet people in person to share experiences rather than writing it up in a short bio. He lives in Virginia with his wife and their four homeschooled children.
John Scimone
John Scimone currently serves as the Global Chief Information Security Officer for the Sony Group family of companies, where he is responsible for leading Sony’s global information security and privacy strategy, policy, and operations. Prior to joining Sony, Mr. Scimone held a number of leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Defense, including as Director of Security Operations for the Secretary of Defense’s communications office, where he oversaw the Secretary’s cyber and facility security programs. Mr. Scimone formerly served as a member of the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations under United States Strategic Command, where he led the development of enterprise network security programs that protected information belonging to the DoD’s more than two million employees.
CFP
Example Topics of Interest for Submission
We invite you to participate in Art into Science and submit a talk to one of the two conference tracks.
Operational/Hunting Track:
Topics of interest:
- Threat Intelligence
- Attack Profiles
- Detection Systems
- Case Studies
- Tools and Techniques
- Insider Threat
- User Behavior Analytics
- Fraud Mitigation
- Security Operations
- Metrics
- Security Operation Tooling
This track will run for three of the four days, beginning on Jan. 30th and ending on Feb. 1st.
Regarding AI: Avoid it, unless it is cruel AI that will take over the world and kill all humans, of course.
Audience: Please think of the audience as your peers, experts in their field, who have been punching miscreants and building defence systems for at least 15 years, and are looking to see what you do, how you do it, and how they can replicate your efforts. While new material is preferred, we are very happy to see your implementation, research, investigations, and use cases, even if others have done it before, just please do not give an introductory talk.
Philosophical/Art into Science Track:
Anything that can be converted into a model or methodology, including but not limited to:
- Risk Models
- Knowledge Sharing
- Economics
- First Principles
- Changing Landscape
This track will run the full duration of the convention, from Jan. 30th to Feb. 2nd. This track will dismiss at 11:30 on Friday, the 2nd.
As well as: Information operations, perception, influence, and fake news.
Audience: Please think of the audience as people who have been modelling security for quite some time. We have “seen it all before” and are looking for your thinking on how we can build what we already know into a discipline, or to learn of something new which we haven’t heard before.
Talk and Discussion Guidelines
Discussion needs to be of a nature that:
- Identifies first principles.
- Models the results.
But most importantly:
- Makes sure the resulting models are useful and usable.
Some things to avoid:
- Stays away from statements such as “we should all use Linux” or “this wouldn’t happen if people patched their systems.”
- Mentions of Sun Tzu are not allowed in lectures, unless they are new, previously unseen 0day quotes.
- Purely academic topics such as: “5% faster crypto!”
Other More Mundane Topics of Interest for the Philosophy Track
- How do you hire and keep your security professionals?
- Internal tool building. Build vs Buy. When to choose which, and why?
- The geopolitics and legal implications of security.
- Getting executive attention: Unlocking budget and success metrics.
- Efficacy evaluation.
Logistics
Here are some of the convention logistics for giving a talk:
- Talks can be scheduled for either a 20 or 40 minute block. This will be specified in the CFP submission form. When selecting a 40 minute talk in the form, please elaborate further as to why your talk will benefit from being 40 minutes long, as opposed to 20 minutes long.
Classic Talks
ACoD will invite select speakers who, in our opinion, gave talks or wrote papers that defined our field, so that we can learn from their experience, as well as record them for posterity. Please submit ideas for who to invite, with contact details, if you have them, to: [email protected]
Diversity
We especially encourage women and members of other diverse groups to submit a talk and attend the conference.
P.S.
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Submit CFP
Online CFP Submissions for the 2018 convention are now closed. Last minute CFP attempts can now only be made by directly emailing [email protected], or by contacting Gadi Evron or Randal Vaughn directly.
Code of Conduct
The Art into Science: A Conference for Defense recognizes the following Code of Conduct: Click Here (.PDF)
Pricing & Registration
Entry is free but limited to 200 seats only.
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Call for Papers (Closed, for 2018)
Location and Venue
Venue
Trinity Hall (Austin)
311 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
Nearby Accomodation
Additional details
Once again, ACoD, will be held in Trinity Hall in downtown Austin. Trinity Hall (trinityhall.com) is located on 311 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701 that is near the Austin Convention Center and in easy walking distance to several hotels in the area. To help in your travel plans, the majority, if not all, of the talks in the Philosophy track will be held on Day 1. Not to ignore the Ops track, We have some special afternoon sessions, such as a Hackathon, in the planning stages as well. For mort information, contact us at: [email protected]