CSI 32nd Annual Conference and Exhibition features 133 Sessions presented in 2 formats (Session, Double Session) and separated into 14 Tracks (Attacks and Countermeasures, Awareness Training and Education, Compliance and Governance, Critical Issues, Forensics, Government, Hands-On Technology, Identity & Access Management, Introduction to Computer Security, Management, Risk and Audit, Technology, Web Services, Working with Developers) starting at 11:00am on Monday, November 14 and running daily through 12:00 pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2005.

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington D.C. 20008
1-800-228-9290

http://www.csi32nd.com/

This came from IT Architect Magazine:

What does application protection mean, and how do the various market segments-including firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs), and application-specific firewalls-implement their solutions?

Security vendors liberally sprinkle their marketing literature with claims about their ability to protect Web, e-mail, and other applications. But what does application protection mean, and how do the various market segments-including firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs), and application-specific firewalls-implement their solutions?

Applications can be attacked through the protocols that carry them, or by manipulating the logic of the application code itself. Understanding how different types of attacks are carried out will help you assess your risk and better understand how to protect yourself.

For full story:
http://www.itarchitect.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=00NXZCH5QREQIQSNDBOCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleId=22103705&classroom=

Don

Black Hat Briefings: Knowledge is Half the Battle

Black Hat Briefings bring together a unique mix in security: the best minds from government agencies and global corporations with the underground's most respected hackers. These forums take place regularly in Las Vegas, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and Singapore. Black Hat Briefings USA has grown to over 2500 technically advanced attendees. Briefings in Europe and Asia host over 250 attendees each.

USA 2006 Briefings & Training
July 29-August 3, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-link/briefings.html

Black Hat Briefings: Knowledge is Half the Battle

Black Hat Briefings bring together a unique mix in security: the best minds from government agencies and global corporations with the underground's most respected hackers. These forums take place regularly in Las Vegas, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and Singapore. Black Hat Briefings USA has grown to over 2500 technically advanced attendees. Briefings in Europe and Asia host over 250 attendees each.

Europe 2006 Briefings & Training
February 28-March 3, Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-06/bh-eu-06-index.html

Black Hat Briefings: Knowledge is Half the Battle

Black Hat Briefings bring together a unique mix in security: the best minds from government agencies and global corporations with the underground's most respected hackers. These forums take place regularly in Las Vegas, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and Singapore. Black Hat Briefings USA has grown to over 2500 technically advanced attendees. Briefings in Europe and Asia host over 250 attendees each.

Federal Briefings & Training
January 23-25, 2006, Sheraton Crystal City, Washington, DC

http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-federal-06/bh-fed-06-index.html

This event already took place, but this will remind me for next year as well as give an opportunity for those who went this year to post their thoughts.

http://www.ruxcon.org.au/

This event already took place, but this will remind me for next year as well as give an opportunity for those who went this year to post their thoughts.

http://www.phreaknic.info/pn9/

USENIX has always been the place to present groundbreaking research and cutting-edge practices in a wide variety of technologies and environments and 2006 is no exception.
USENIX Annual Tech in 2006 will feature:

• Tuesday–Saturday, May 30–June 3, 2006
  An extensive Training Program, covering crucial topics and led by highly respected instructors
• Thursday–Saturday, June 1–3, 2006
  Technical Sessions, featuring refereed papers in the Systems Practice & Experience Track, Invited Talks, Guru Is In Sessions, and a Poster Session
• Plus BoFs, Workshops, and more!

Join the community of programmers, developers, and systems professionals in sharing solutions and fresh ideas. Earn the respect of your peers: participate by submitting a paper. The Call for Papers is now available.

Boston Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: (617) 236-5800
Toll-free: (800) 228-9290
http://www.bostonmarriottcopleyplace.com/

http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix06/

Dates have changed:

June 9 - 10, 2006

Hampton Inn
3621 Spring Forest Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27616

http://www.carolinacon.org/

DallasCon Professional Information Security Conference
May 1-6, 2006
The Richardson Hotel - Dallas, Texas

More Information Coming Soon.

Call for Papers for DallasCon 2006 is Now Open!

http://www.dallascon.com/conference.html

NOTACON, an annual conference held in Cleveland, Ohio, explores and showcases technologies, philosophy and creativity often overlooked at other "hacker cons". Our desire is not to supplant other events, but complement them and strike a balance that has gone unnoticed in our community for far too long.

With each new year we build upon the successes and knowledge of the previous years. Our goal is to enlighten, educate, and entertain attendees, presenters, and staff alike. We try to do this by finding new ways to apply technology to graphics, art, music, or social interaction. Our first year explored issues involving art and technology. Last year we scratched the surface of ways in which community is influenced (both positively and negatively) by technology. This year we will explore ways in which communication can affect technology and vice versa. Many presentations, games and other events will revolve (sometimes quite creatively) around this theme.

Notacon espouses an ethos of exploration, participation and positive contributions. Hence, while some of the material we may cover is controversial or potentially "black hat" in nature, we feel it is important to bring light to all topics so that everyone can learn from the experience and create something good, fun or interesting from it.

April 7th - 9th, 2006
Holiday Inn Select City Centre
1111 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

http://www.notacon.org/

Located in sunny San Diego during September for the past 7 years, ToorCon has been providing a meeting place for many of the top hackers and security professionals from all around the world to get together and discuss today's bleeding edge issues. ToorCon's main goal is to provide a low cost conference with a high quality atmosphere.

September 29th-October 1st, 2006
San Diego Convention Center
Rooms 24-26
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
http://sdccc.org

http://www.toorcon.org/

CodeCon is the premier showcase of cutting edge software development. It is an excellent opportunity for programmers to demonstrate their work and keep abreast of what's going on in their community.

To take place in San Francisco. More details to become available on their site in January.

http://www.codecon.org/2006/index.html

The second annual ShmooCon will be January 13-15, in Washington, D.C., at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, just minutes from your choice of overly-curious 3-letter agencies. So register early to keep the feds from taking up all the space.

ShmooCon is a different breed of security convention.

In a nutshell, over three days, there are three tracks:

Break It! A track dedicated to the demonstration of techniques, software, and devices devised with only one purpose in mind--technology exploitation. You will bear witness to some of the most devious minds, source code, and gadgets on the planet that focus their energies on breaking the technology we mindless sheep keep on buying. Baaaaa.

Build It! A track that showcases inventive software & hardware solutions--from distributed computing or stealth p2p networks to miniature form-factor community wireless network node hardware or robotics even. Let loose your inner geek, and feel free to gawk. With all the neat stuff, it's important to take notes--that way we all have evidence to shoot down some sleazeball patents 5 years from now.

Bof It! A track that promotes the open discussion of critical information security issues in a "birds of a feather" format. From lightning open source code audits or wireless insecurity discussion panels to DRM rants or anonymity & privacy strategies--it's down and dirty, with plenty of controversy for folks who like hashing it out with fellow hackers.  Feel free to throw your Shmooballs here, but no fisticuffs, please. Settle your differences with some head-to-head Xbox in the evening, instead.

Wardman Park Marriott Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, DC, 20008
Click HERE for more info and / or to book your rooms.

http://www.shmoocon.org

Phrack, often called infamous and known for first publishing the Hacker Manifesto in 1986, has decided to discontinue their e-zine but will continue their site for at least 2 more years according to an eWeek article.

Check them out:
http://www.phrack.org/

Don