krvw@cert.sei.cmu.edu (Kenneth R. van Wyk) (04/01/91)
I received the following Call For Papers from Dr. Harold Highland. In
order to save space, I've removed the list of the competition
committee members from this Call. The complete text is available by
anonymous FTP on cert.sei.cmu.edu in pub/virus-l/docs under the
filename call.for.papers.sigsac
Ken
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 91 15:19 EST
From: "Dr. Harold Joseph Highland, FICS" <Highland@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL>
Subject: Call for papers - student paper competition
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Dr. Harold Joseph Highland, FICS
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of State University of New York
Managing Director of Compulit Microcomputer Security Laboratory
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Computers & Security
Telex: +1-650-406-5012 MCI Mail: 406-5012 Voice: +1-516-488-6868
Electronic mail: Highland@dockmaster.ncsc.mil
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Student Paper Competition: Computer Security, Audit and Control
Sponsored by ACM/SIGSAC
The purpose of this paper competition is to increase the awareness of security,
audit, control and ethics as they apply to the computing field. SIGSAC will
award $1,000.00 to the student or junior faculty member whose paper is selected
by the review committee as the outstanding contribution of the year.
The contest is open to all full-time undergraduates, graduate students and
junior members of the faculty of a recognized or accredited institution of
higher learning. Only those who have not previously had a paper published in
a referred journal in which he or she was the lead or sole author will be
eligible for the award.
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| Papers must be received by the SIGSAC Competition Committee Chairman |
| on or before October 7, 1991
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SIGSAC reserves the right to publish any submitted paper, whether selected for
a prize or not, in SIGSAC Security, Audit and Control Review. Author will be
notified about acceptance of his or her paper for publication within 90 days
after the announcement of the contest winner.
SUGGESTED TOPICS
Access/authentication control
Administrative policies, standards and procedures
Audit concerns for data communications
Auditing in computer security
Banking industry security
Communications security
Computer crime
Computer law
Computer security audit techniques
Computer viruses and other threats
Contingency planning
Crypto systems and encryption
Data integrity and security
Database security
Distributed systems security
Dynamic signature verification
Education for computer security
E-mail systems security
Electronic funds transfer
Ethics and security
Expert systems in security
Formal specifications and verification
Information system security
Key management
Local area network security
Logging and accountability in security
Medical databases and security
Microcomputer security
Modeling security requirements
Multi-level security
Network design for security
Network security issues
Office automation security
Open communications and security
Operating systems security
Operational assurance in security
Passwords: management and controls
Penetration testing as an audit tool
Physical security
Privacy and security
Protecting programs and data
Risk analysis and assessment
Risk management
Smartcards and security
Telephone intrusion threat
Tokens as a security tool
Trusted systems
Use of microcomputers in an audit environment
User authentication
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
[1] The manuscript must be typed double-spaced on one side of the page with
one-inch top, bottom and side margins. All illustrations must be in
camera-ready form. An abstract [maximum of 100 words] should be included on
the first page. Style and format of the paper should follow the form used in
Communications of the ACM.
[2] Manuscript is limited to a maximum of 25 double-spaced typewritten pages.
[3] The author's name, address and any references to a university must not
appear in the paper. Acknowledgements, if any, must appear on a separate page.
[4] Five (5) copies of the paper [quality photocopies will be accepted]
should be submitted together with a covering letter and the additional
information requested as contained in this announcement.
[5] A floppy disk [3 1/2" or 5 1/4" standard or high density format],
preferably in DOS ASCII format, should also be included.
[6] All copies should be sent prior to October 7, 1991 to:
Dr. Harold Joseph Highland, FICS
SIGSAC Competition Committee
562 Croydon Road
Elmont, NY 11003-2814 USA
Telephone: [+1] 516-488-6868 Telex: [+1] 650-406-5012
MCI mail: 406-5012 E-mail: Highland -at dockmaster.ncsc.mil
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[Please reproduce in typewritten form and submit with paper]
Title of paper .....................................................
Author's full name .................................................
Full name of school ................................................
Author's home address ..............................................
Author's school address [if applicable] ............................
Telephone number ...................................................
E-mail address .....................................................
Name of faculty advisor<1> ..........................................
Full address .......................................................
Telephone number ...................................................
E-mail address .....................................................
Degrees held or year at college ....................................
Previous publications [if any]; list title(s), publication in which
article appeared and date .........................................
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<1> For junior members of faculty, please list department chairman
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