This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Provable Security, ProvSec 2007, held in Wollongong, Australia, October 31 - November 2, 2007.

The 10 revised full papers presented together with 7 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Authentication, Asymmetric Encryption, Signature, Protocol and Proving Technique, Authentication and Symmetric Encryption, Signature and Asymmetric Encryption.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Information Systems Security, ICISS 2007, held in Delhi, India, in December 2007.

The 18 revised full papers and 5 short papers presented together with 4 keynote papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. The submitted topics in cryptography, intrusion detection, network security, information flow systems, Web security, and many others offer a detailed view of the state of the art in information security. The papers are organized in topical sections on network security, cryptography, architectures and systems, cryptanalysis, protocols, detection and recognition, as well as short papers.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2007, held in Zhengzhou, China, in December 2007.

The 38 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 222 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on authentication and key exchange, digital signatures, applications, watermarking, fast implementations, applied cryptography, cryptanalysis, formal analysis, system security, and network security.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, ICISC 2007, held in Seoul, Korea, November 29-30, 2007.

The 28 revised full papers presented have gone through two rounds of reviewing and improvement and were selected from 123 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cryptoanalysis, access control, system security, biometrics, cryptographic protocols, hash functions, block and stream ciphers, copyright protection, smart/java cards, elliptic curve cryptosystems as well as authentication and authorization.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2007, held in Nara, Japan, October 29-31, 2007.

The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 112 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on Software and Multimedia security, Public-key cryptography, Network security, E-commerce and Voting, Operating systems, Security and Information management, Anonymity and Privacy and Digital signatures, Hash function and Protocol.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cryptology in India, INDOCRYPT 2007, held in Chennai, India, in December 2007.

The 22 revised full papers and 11 revised short papers presented together with 3 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on hashing, elliptic curve, cryptoanalysis, information theoretic security, elliptic curve cryptography, signature, side channel attack, symmetric cryptosystem, asymmetric cryptosystem, and short papers.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Security Conference, ISC 2007, held in Valparaiso, Chile, October 9-12, 2007.

The 28 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 116 submissions. The topics include Intrusion Detection, Digital Rights Management, Symmetric-Key Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols and Schemes, Identity-Based Schemes, Cryptanalysis, DoS Protection, Software Obfuscation, Public-Key Cryptosystems, Elliptic Curves and Applications and Security Issues in Databases.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2007, held in Dresden, Germany in September 2007.

The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 164 submissions. ESORICS is confirmed as the European research event in computer security; it presents original research contributions, case studies and implementation experiences addressing any aspect of computer security - in theory, mechanisms, applications, or practical experience.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems, CHES 2007. The 31 revised full papers cover side channels, low resources, hardware attacks and countermeasures, special purpose hardware, efficient algorithms for embedded processors, efficient hardware, trusted computing.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Fast Software Encryption, FSE 2007, held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg in March 2007.

The 28 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. The papers address all current aspects of fast and secure primitives for symmetric cryptology and they are organized in topical sections on hash function cryptanalysis and design, stream ciphers cryptanalysis, theory, block cipher cryptanalysis, block cipher design, theory of stream ciphers, side channel attacks, as well as macs and small block ciphers.

overviewofthebestindustrialpracticesinITsecurityanalysis.Inparticular, the paperpresentsrecentresearchresultsinthe areaofformalfoundations andpow- erfultoolsforsecurityanalysis.ThecontributionbyUlfarErlingssonoutlinesthe general issues of low-level software security. Concrete details of low-level attacks anddefensesaregiveninthe caseof CandC++softwarecompiledinto machine code. Fabio Martinelli and Paolo Mori describe a solution to improve the Java native security support. Two examples of the application of the proposed so- tion, with history-based monitoring of the application behavior, are given in the case of grid computing and mobile devices. The purpose of the chapter by Javier Lopez, Cristina Alcaraz, and Rodrigo Roman is to review and discuss critical information infrastructures, and show how to protect their functionalities and performance against attacks. As an example, the chapter also discusses the role of wireless sensor networks technology in the protection of these infrastructures. The paper by Liqun Chen is a survey in the area of asymmetric key cryp- graphic methodologies for identity-based cryptography. Audun Josang gives an overviewofthebackground, currentstatus, andfuturetrendoftrustandrepu- tionsystems.Inthefollowingchapter, MarcinCzenko, SandroEtalle, DongyiLi, and William H. Winsborough present the trust management approach to access controlindistributed systems.Inparticular, they focus onthe RT family ofro- based trust management languages. Chris Mitchell and Eimear Gallery report on the trusted computing technology for the next-generation mobile device

This volume constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Selected Areas in Cryptography. Twenty-five full papers are presented along with two important invited talks. The papers are organized into topical sections covering block cipher cryptanalysis, stream cipher cryptanalysis, block and stream ciphers, side-channel attacks, efficient implementations, message authentication codes, and hash functions.

Here are the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection. The 17 full papers were carefully reviewed. Each one represents an important contribution to the study of intrusion detection. Papers cover anomaly detection, attacks, system evaluation and threat assessment, malware collection and analysis, anomaly- and specification-based detection, and network intrusion detection.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Information Hiding, IH 2006, held in Alexandria, VA, USA in July 2006.

The 25 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from over 70 papers submitted. The papers are organized in topical sections on watermarking, information hiding and networking, data hiding in unusual content, fundamentals, software protection, steganalysis, steganography, and subliminal channels.

Electronic discovery refers to a process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a legal case. Computer forensics is the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques to perform an investigation to find out exactly what happened on a computer and who was responsible. IDC estimates that the U.S. market for computer forensics will be grow from $252 million in 2004 to $630 million by 2009. Business is strong outside the United States, as well. By 2011, the estimated international market will be $1.8 billion dollars. The Techno Forensics Conference has increased in size by almost 50% in its second year; another example of the rapid growth in the market.
This book is the first to combine cybercrime and digital forensic topics to provides law enforcement and IT security professionals with the information needed to manage a digital investigation. Everything needed for analyzing forensic data and recovering digital evidence can be found in one place, including instructions for building a digital forensics lab.
* Digital investigation and forensics is a growing industry
* Corporate I.T. departments needing to investigate incidents related to corporate espionage or other criminal activities are learning as they go and need a comprehensive step-by-step guide to e-discovery
* Appeals to law enforcement agencies with limited budgets

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2007, held in Santa Barbara, CA, USA in August 2007.

The 33 revised full papers presented together with 1 invited lecture were carefully reviewed and selected from 186 submissions. The papers address all current foundational, theoretical and research aspects of cryptology, cryptography, and cryptanalysis as well as advanced applications.

If you work at all with Internet-facing solutions, you know that the lack of an identity metasystem is a critical vulnerability in the design. Various consortiums have worked to define a system of identitya platform-agnostic way of communicating and validating claims of identity. If you work with identity solutions or structures, you will find "Beginning Information Cards and CardSpace: From Novice to Professional" essential to understanding and successfully implementing CardSpace solutions.

Topics range from fundamental discussion of identityincluding identity concepts, laws of identity, and the identity metasystemto comprehensive coverage of Windows CardSpace. You'll learn what CardSpace is all about, where you can and should use it, and how you would implement it. Additionally, multiple case studies showcase different scenarios where the technology is employed.Youll learn the technology from someone who's done real implementations with major customersAuthor Marc Mercurri works directly with the Windows CardSpace product groupHigh-quality demos with universal themes are applicable to your own work

OnbehalfoftheProgramCommittee, itisourpleasuretopresenttoyouthep- ceedings of the 4th GI International Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment (DIMVA). Each year DIMVA brings - gether internationalexperts from academia, industry andgovernmentto present and discuss novel security research. DIMVA is organized by the special interest group Security-Intrusion Detection and Response of the German Informatics Society (GI). The DIMVA 2007 Program Committee received 57 submissions from 20 d- ferentcountries. Allsubmissions werecarefullyreviewedbyProgramCommittee members and external experts according to the criteria of scienti?c novelty, - portance to the ?eld and technical quality. The ?nal selection took place at a Program Committee meeting held on March 31, 2007, at Universit a Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy. Twelve full papers and two extended abstracts were selectedforpresentationatthe conferenceandpublicationin theconferencep- ceedings. The conference took place during July 12-13, 2007, at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne (HTA Lucerne) in Switzerland. The p- gram featured both theoretical and practical research results grouped into ?ve sessions. ThekeynotespeechwasgivenbyVern Paxson, InternationalComputer Science Institute and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Another invited talk was presented by Marcelo Masera, InstitutefortheProtection and Security of the Citizen. Peter Trachsel, Deputy Head of the Federal Strategic Unit for IT in Switzerland, gave a speech during the conference dinner. The conference programfurther included a rump sessionorganizedby Sven Dietrich of Carnegie Mellon University; and it was complemented by the third instance of the Eu- pean capture-the-?ag contest CIPHER, organized by Lexi Pimenidis of RWTH Aache

An all-star cast of authors analyze the top IT security threats for 2008 as selected by the editors and readers of Infosecurity Magazine. This book, compiled from the Syngress Security Library, is an essential reference for any IT professional managing enterprise security. It serves as an early warning system, allowing readers to assess vulnerabilities, design protection schemes and plan for disaster recovery should an attack occur. Topics include Botnets, Cross Site Scripting Attacks, Social Engineering, Physical and Logical Convergence, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS), Voice over IP (VoIP), and Asterisk Hacking.
Each threat is fully defined, likely vulnerabilities are identified, and detection and prevention strategies are considered. Wherever possible, real-world examples are used to illustrate the threats and tools for specific solutions.
* Provides IT Security Professionals with a first look at likely new threats to their enterprise
* Includes real-world examples of system intrusions and compromised data
* Provides techniques and strategies to detect, prevent, and recover
* Includes coverage of PCI, VoIP, XSS, Asterisk, Social Engineering, Botnets, and Convergence

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th European Public Key Infrastructure Workshop: Theory and Practice, EuroPKI 2007, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in June 2007.

The 21 revised full papers and 8 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. The papers address all current issues in PKI, ranging from theoretical and foundational topics to applications and regulatory issues in various contexts.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st Annual Working Conference on Data and Applications Security held in Redondo Beach, CA, USA in July 2007.

The 18 revised full papers and 2 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on secure query evaluation, location-based security/mobile security, distributed security issues, cryptographic-based security, temporal access control and usage control, as well as system security issues.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th European Workshop on Security and Privacy in Ad hoc and Sensor Networks, ESAS 2007, held in Cambridge, UK, in July 2007.

The 17 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 87 submissions. The papers present original research on all aspects of security and privacy in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks and addressing current topics of network security, cryptography, and wireless networking communities. The papers are organized in topical sections on device pairing, key management, location verification and location privacy, secure routing and forwarding, physical security, as well as detection of compromise, and revocation.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, EUROCRYPT 2007, held in Barcelona, Spain in May 2007.

The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. The papers address all current foundational, theoretical and research aspects of cryptology, cryptography, and cryptanalysis as well as advanced applications.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Information Security Applications, WISA 2006, held in Jeju Island, Korea in August 2006.

The 30 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement from 146 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on public key crypto applications and virus protection, cyber indication and intrusion detection, biometrics and security trust management, secure software and systems, smart cards and secure hardware, mobile security, DRM, information hiding, ubiquitous computing security, P2P security, pre-authentication for fast handoff in wireless mesh networks including mobile APs.

Negli ultimi decenni il rapido sviluppo delle tecnologie IT ha influito in maniera determinante nella vita dell'uomo, trasformando, spesso inconsapevolmente il suo lavoro, le sue abitudini, il suo modo di interagire con il mondo che lo circonda. Il fenomeno della "globalizzazione" dei mercati e solo una delle trasformazioni che l'intero pianeta sta attraversando. Anche se i vantaggi derivanti dall'utilizzo delle moderne tecnologie di comunicazione ci facilitano nel lavoro e nella attivita ludiche e personali, molte sono le perplessita e i dubbi che attanagliano tutti coloro che le utilizzano. Se l'Information Technology rappresenta il "combustibile" indispensabile per la sopravvivenza delle aziende e delle attivita dell'uomo, nel contempo puo generare problematicita di grande rilievo. Il testo tratta alcune delle problematiche che destano preoccupazioni rilevanti nel mondo intero come il consumo energetico dei sistemi informatici (incontrollabili e inquinanti), il problema della garanzia della privacy e dell'integrita dei dati su Internet, l'utilizzo della rete Internet come strumento di controllo delle masse, la possibile sparizione degli attuali sistemi operativi che potranno essere sostituiti dal sistema operativo Web Operating System."