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Linux Security Summit 2012 - Schedule Published

From:  James Morris <jmorris-AT-namei.org>
To:  linux-security-module-AT-vger.kernel.org
Subject:  [ANN] Linux Security Summit 2012 - Schedule Published
Date:  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:57:22 +1000 (EST)
Message-ID:  <alpine.LRH.2.02.1206271527070.14050@tundra.namei.org>
Cc:  linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, lwn-AT-lwn.net, Linux Security Summit Program Committee <lss-pc-AT-ext.namei.org>, Stephanie Markowski <smarkowski-AT-linuxfoundation.org>, "C. Craig Ross" <ccr-AT-linuxfoundation.org>, Matthew Garrett <mjg59-AT-srcf.ucam.org>, Corey Bryant <coreyb-AT-linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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This is to announce the schedule for the 2012 Linux Security Summit, to be 
held 30-31 August in San Diego, USA.

Details of the schedule may be found at:
http://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Security_Summit_2...

Summary:

o Keynote talk by Matthew Garrett

o Refereed talks on new and evolving Linux security topics:

    * Bootstrapping the Policies for LSMs for Native and Web Applications
      Elena Reshetova, Intel

    * DNSSEC: The Shiny New Cryptographically Secured Globally
        Distributed Database
      Paul Wouters, Red Hat

    * Linux Sandbox Version II - Sandboxing Server Applications
      Dan Walsh, Red Hat

    * Upcoming Extensions to the Linux kernel Integrity Subsystem 
        (IMA/EVM)
      Dmitry Kasatkin, Intel

    * The Linux Integrity Subsystem and TPM-based Network
        Endpoint Assessment
      Andreas Steffen, University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil

    * Middleware MAC for Android
      Stephen Smalley, National Security Agency

    * CaitSith: A New Type of Rule Based In-kernel Access Control
      Tetsuo Handa, NTT Data Intellilink

    * Finding Kernel Vulnerabilities Using Coccinelle
      Kees Cook, Google

o Kernel security subsystem updates from maintainers:
   
    * Cryptography 	
      Herbert Xu, Red Hat

    * AppArmor
      John Johansen, Canonical

    * Key Management
      David Howells, Red Hat

    * SELinux 
      Eric Paris, Red Hat

    * Integrity 	
      Mimi Zohar, IBM

    * TOMOYO
      Tetsuo Handa, NTT Data Intellilink

    * Smack
      Casey Schaufler, Intel

    * YAMA
      Kees Cook, Google 

o Breakout sessions:
  
    * LF Security Workgroup BoF
      Corey Bryant, IBM

    * and more to come...


This event is co-located with LinuxCon.

All registered LinuxCon attendees may attend the Linux Security Summit.

For LinuxCon details, see:
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon

The Linux Security Summit home page is:
http://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Security_Summit_2012



James Morris, 
on behalf of the LSS Program Committee.



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