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USENIX HotStorage ‘10 Submission Deadline is April 1

The submission deadline for the 2nd Workshop on Hot Topics in Storage and File Systems (HotStorage '10) is quickly approaching.

Please submit your work by Thursday, April 1, 2010.

HotStorage ‘10 aims to bring together researchers interested in presenting their thoughts and engaging in discussions on advancements in file and storage systems design.

APT -- Both hype and reality

The Advanced Persistent Threat, or APT, sounds exactly like more marketing
hype. And in many cases APT is just a term used to squeeze out more Federal
dollars for security software and hardware. But APT is more than just hype.

USENIX HotCloud ‘10 Submission Deadline Approaching

The submission deadline for the 2nd USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '10) is quickly approaching.

Please submit your work by Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

HotCloud '10 seeks to identify new and emerging "hot" trends in the area of cloud computing, including the design, implementation, and deployment of virtualized clouds. Share your experience and discuss challenges with top researchers and practitioners.

USENIX In Cooperation Event: VEE 2010

The 2010 ACM SIGPLAN/SIGOPS International Conference on Virtual Execution Environments (VEE'10) will be held March 17-19, 2010 at Sheraton Station Square Pittsburgh, PA, USA.  The conference immediately follows ASPLOS XV at the same hotel.

Google exploit update; what no Flash?

Microsoft has published a critical security update, MS10-002, as
of Thursday, 21 January. They rushed out this patch that covers
seven different IE vulnerabilties, even as attackers were working
on converting the Google exploit so it succeeds against later
versions of IE.

USENIX TaPP '10 Program Available

Join us February 22, 2010, in San Jose, CA, for the 2nd USENIX Workshop on the Theory and Practice of Provenance (TaPP ‘10).

The TaPP workshop series builds upon a set of Workshops on Principles of Provenance organized in 2007–2009, which helped raise the profile of this area within diverse research communities, such as databases, security, and programming languages.

LISA '10 Call for Participation Now Available

The Call for Participation for the 24th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '10) is now available.  Participation opportunities include refereed papers, invited talks, and more.

USENIX HotCloud '10 Seeking Submissions

The Call for Papers for 2nd USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '10) is now available.

HotCloud '10 seeks to discuss challenges in the Cloud Computing paradigm including the design, implementation, and deployment of virtualized clouds.

Submissions are due March, 23, 2010.

More information and submission guidelines can be found here.

USENIX LEET '10 Submission Deadline Approaching

The submissions deadline for the 3rd USENIX Workshop on Large-Scale Exploits and Emergent Threats (LEET '10) is quickly approaching.

Please submit your work by Thursday, February 25, 2010, 11:59 p.m. PST.

Just Announced: LEET '10 will feature two invited talks:
-- "Why Don't I (Still) Trust Anything?" by Jeff Moss, founder and director of Black Hat and DEF CON

HotPar '10 Submission Deadline Extended

Due to a deadline conflict with a major conference, we've decided to change the deadline for HotPar '10:

* Paper REGISTRATION deadline is still Sunday, January 24, 11:59 p.m. PST (title, authors, abstract).

* Paper SUBMISSION deadline is now Sunday, January 31, 11:59 p.m. PST (full paper). You must register a paper before submitting a full paper.

The full paper length for the HotPar workshop is 5 pages of technical writing NOT including references, plus as many pages of references as you need.

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