From: Cesar (cesarc56yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Nov 06 2003 - 17:14:47 CST

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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 <weldvulnwatch.org> 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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