Re: [VulnDiscuss] Cybersecurity, Research & Disclosure Conference

Cesar <[email protected]> Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:14:47 -0800 (PST)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.vulnerabilities.watch.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
This seems a "Organization for Internet Safety"
meeting than a conference. I don't see any active
independent security researcher in the speaking list.

Cesar.
--- Chris Wysopal <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Cybersecurity, Research & Disclosure
> November 22, 2003
> Stanford Law School
> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/security/
> 
> Almost daily, newly discovered vulnerabilities are
> revealed on mailing
> lists like BugTraq and Full Disclosure.  Harried
> 'emergency response teams'
> craft patches and system administrators struggle to
> implement them
> system-wide before an attacker can break in.  Is
> there a better process for
> discovering flaws and securing computers?  Do
> privacy and security benefit
> from the unregulated flow of vulnerability
> information or should speech be
> silenced to prevent more attacks?  Will regulation
> or even criminal
> penalties promote security, or just help vendors
> hide the poor quality of
> their software products from customers?
> 
> On November 22, Stanford Law School's Center for
> Internet and Society will
> host a day-long exploration of the relationship
> between computer security,
> privacy, and disclosure of information about
> security vulnerabilities.
> Experts from government, industry and academia will
> gather to debate seven
> questions addressing how vendors, customers,
> government, researchers and
> consumers can better promote vulnerability research,
> computer security and
> consumer privacy.
> 
> Confirmed speakers include:
> 
> Matt Blaze, AT&T
> Mary Ann Davidson, Oracle
> David L. Dill, Professor of Computer Science,
> Stanford University
> James Duncan, Cisco
> Gerhard Eschelbeck, Qualys
> Stephanie Fohn, Consultant
> Tiina Havana, Oulu University Secure Programming
> Group (OUSPG), Finland
> Shawn Hernan, CERT
> Steven B. Lipner, Microsoft
> Simple Nomad, NMRC, Bindview
> Len Sassaman, Anonymizer
> Bruce Schneier, Counterpane
> Peter P. Swire, Professor of Law at Ohio State
> University
> Hal Varian, Professor, University of California,
> Berkeley
> Vincent Weafer, Symantec
> Stephen Wu, InfoSec Law Group
> Chris Wysopal, @stake
> 
> Anyone who is interested securing the
> infrastructure, free speech,
> protecting consumer's privacy and the future of the
> computer industry
> should attend this day-long event.
> 
> Register now at:
> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/security/
> 


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