Call for Papers - Network Security Solutions 98 - Las Vegas

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        Network Security Solutions Call for Papers announcement

                July 29th and 30th, Las Vegas Nevada


******************  Call For Papers Announcement ***************************

Network Security Solutions is now accepting papers for it's 1998
event. Papers and requests to speak will be received and reviewed from
March 24nd until June st.  Please submit an outline on a self selected
topic covering either the problems or solutions surrounding network
security.  Topics of interest include Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS),
distributed languages, network design, authentication systems, perimeter
protection, and more.  Talks will be an hour with a half hour for Q&A.
There will be LCD projectors, overhead, and slide projectors.


Updated announcements will be posted to newsgroups, security mailing lists,
email, or visit the website at http://www.blackhat.com/

Current speakers include:

Marcus Ranum, Network Flight Recorder CEO
Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Systems CEO
Ira Winkler, president of the Information Security Advisory Group
Theo DeRaadt, OpenBSD Lead Developer
Tom Ptacek, SNI, Problems with Intrusion Detection Systems

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It's late. You're in the office alone, catching up on database
administration.  Behind you, your network servers hum along quietly,
reliably.  Life is good.  No one can get to your data or disrupt you WAN.
The network is secure.  Or is it?

The Network Security Solutions conference has been organized to put an end
To concerns like these.  While many conferences focus on information and
network security, only Network Security Solutions will put your engineers
and software programmers face-to-face with today's cutting edge computer
security experts and "underground" security specialists.

Only the Network Security Solutions conference will provide your people
with the tools and understanding they need to thwart those lurking in the
shadows of your firewall.

The reality is, they are out there.  The choice is yours.  You can live in
fear of them.  Or, you can learn from them.


                          Conference Overview

The Network Security Solutions Summer '98 conference (Formerly known as The
Black Hat Briefings) was created to fill the need of computer professionals
to better understand the security risks to their computer and information
infrastructures by potential threats.  To do this we assemble a group of
vendor-neutral security professionals in the same room and let them talk
candidly about the problems businesses face, and the solutions they see to
those problems.  No gimmicks, just straight talk by people who make it
their business to explore the ever changing security space.

Spanning two days with two separate tracks, Network Security Solutions will
Focus on the vital security issues facing organizations with large
Enterprise networks and mixed network operating systems.  Topics will
Include Intrusion Detection Systems(IDS), denial of service attacks and
responses, secure programming techniques and tool selection for creating
and effectively monitoring secure networks.

NSS's intense sessions will bring to light the security and
mis-configuration problems confronting organizations and network
administrators, most of which go unnoticed by today's preoccupied system
admins where security gets put off in lieu of constant network growth and
upgrades.  Our experts will discuss the strategies involved in correcting
existing problems and any problems on the horizon.

Current Intrusion Detection Systems and strategies will be covered so that
attendees may learn how to stop these problems before they occur.  CIO's
are welcome, but they should bring the people implementing their network
strategies and building their applications, because this conference is
for them.


Fees & Registration:  Program fees are $995. To register or for more
information, please e-mail Jeff Moss at nssinfo () ibm net

                             Hotel Information



Network Security Solutions '98 will take place July 29th and 30th at the
Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. To take advantage of conference
rates reservations must be made prior to June 9. When making arrangements,
please reference Network Security Solutions.

The Plaza Hotel and Casino, 
Number One Main Street
Las Vegas, NV
Phone: 1-800-634-6575