2019 CyCon US Call for Papers: NOW OPEN!

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Full Paper Submission:  22 Jul 19
Notification of Paper Acceptance: 19 Aug 19
Final Paper Submission: 16 Sep 19

2019 CyCon US Call for Papers: NOW OPEN!

Theme: Defending Forward

CyCon US seeks technical, legal, political, and military positions and 
research related to Defending Forward.

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) 2018 Cyber Strategy identifies the need 
for active preparedness in cyberspace by “defending forward.” Defined as 
disrupting or halting malicious cyber activity at its source, and 
degrading said activity before it can reach its intended victim. This 
preemptive strategy advocates defending resources, from military 
operations to financial institutions, in both the public and private 
sectors. Critical infrastructure and sectors of the economy that are 
considered vital to the nation’s economic prosperity are consistently 
scrutinized and exploited by several well-known cyber tools and 
techniques. The Defending Forward strategy features a unique change from 
the previous strategies - the private sector is encompassed within the 
strategy as an ally, pivotal to defending the nation’s networks.

CyCon US 2019 will explore Defending Forward at an unclassified level and 
in the context of:

* how it could be encapsulated by government, military, academic, and
  commercial entities;

* how to make cyber positions and policies clear with respect to
  mitigating risks of unintended escalation;

* how policies need to be modified to allow a functional relationship
  between public and private sectors; the conditions that must be met for
  an organization to take actions defined as defending forward;

* how defending forward may interact with the traditional principle of
  sovereignty and territorial integrity in international law;

* how and what precautions should be acknowledged to mitigate collateral
  and secondary damages for both public and private sectors; how
  government, military, academic and commercial organizations can build
  and maintain resiliency in their networks after an exploit.

CyCon US is a leading conference on cyber conflict. It provides a venue 
for fresh ideas, relevant and actionable content, insight into future 
trends, and access to industry, government, and military leaders, cyber 
innovators, and pioneers in the discipline. The conference promotes 
multidisciplinary cyber initiatives and furthers research and cooperation 
on cyber threats and opportunities. CyCon US is a collaborative effort 
between the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) at the U.S. Military Academy at 
West Point and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. 
CyCon US complements the outstanding NATO CyCon Conference held every 
spring in Estonia.

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