Information warfare and computer security are at the forefront of modern defence Cyber Strategies.  Strong strands of research and interest are developing in the area, including the understanding of threats and risks to information systems, the development of a strong security culture, as well as incident detection and post incident investigation in addition to the offensive areas associated with information operations such as perception management and strategic communications.  The International Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ICIW) offers an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants from the US, North America and elsewhere who are involved in the study, management, development and implementation of systems and concepts related to information warfare or are interested in ways to improve information systems security, to come together and exchange ideas. This conference is continuing to establish itself as a key event for individuals working in the field from around the world.

The advisory group for the conference invites submissions of papers on both the theory and practice of all aspects of Information Warfare and Security. The conference in March 2009 is seeking qualitative, experience-based and quantitative papers as well as case studies and reports of work in progress from academics, information systems practitioners, consultants and government departments.

Topics may include, but are not limited to, Adversarial Learning and planning; Anonymous Routing; Anti-Forensics; Biometrics; Botnets; Business Continuity Planning; Coordination Theory; Corporate Defence Mechanisms; Cryptography; Cyber-Terrorism; Damage Assessment; Deception, Reactive and Proactive; Denial of Service; Differential Power Analysis (DPA) Attacks; Disaster Recovery; e-Intelligence/Counter-Intelligence; Electro-magnetic pulse weapons; Ethical, Political and Social Issues relating to Information Warfare; Geospatial Security; Hacking; Homeland Security; Honeynet countermeasures; Information Assurance; Information Operations; Information warfare and Security Education; Information Warfare policy; Strategic Communications; Perception Management; Information Warfare techniques; Information Warfare theory; Information, computer and network security; Infra-Structure warfare; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Intrusion Detection; Insider Threat; IS027001 ISM3 Security Management Maturity; Legal issues concerned with information warfare and e-Crime; Malware; National security policy; OODA Loop; Petri Nets; Perception management; Physical security; Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI); Risk analysis and assessment; Security Education; Security for small to medium enterprises; Security Policy; Vulnerability Assessments.

Publication Opportunity

Selected papers from the Conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Information Warfare: http://www.jinfowar.com

Purchase previous conference proceedings  The proceedings for this conference are listed on the Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings (ISTP/ISI Proceedings), the Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP) and the Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP/ISI Proceedings).

Abstract details:  The Abstract should be a minimum of 300 and no more than 500 words including up to five keywords and keyphrases to be received by  4 September 2008.

Submission:  Via the online submission form. Please ensure that you complete all relevant sections of the form, including the conference track the abstract is intended for, the proposed title for the paper, the full names (first name and surname, not initials) and email addresses of all authors and a postal address and telephone number for at least one contact author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead author.

Full paper:  Only required when the abstract has been selected and not to be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references (the Harvard referencing rules need to be followed). Submission date will be no later than 23 October 2008. Papers should be submitted as .doc or .rtf file attachments by email to the conference manager, Elaine Hayne Elaine.hayne@academic-conferences.org

Important information:

The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper follows the themes of the Conference. The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract selection. All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by  a member of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website for more information about registration). Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper.

Important Dates

Conference Executive:

Edwin Leigh Armistead, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Andy Jones, Security Research Centre, BT, UK and Edith Cowan University, Australia

William Mahoney  University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, USA

Dan Kuehl, National Defense University, Washington DC, UK,

Corey Schou, Idaho State University, USA

Committee Members:

The conference programme committee consists of key people in the information systems, information warfare and information security communities around the world. The following people have confirmed their participation:

Leigh Armistead (Edith Cowan University, Australia); Richard Baskerville (Georgia State University, USA); Elisa Bertino (CERIAS, Purdue University, USA); Matt Bishop (University of California, USA); Alexander Bligh (College of Judea and Samaria, Israel); Sviatoslav Braynov (University of Illinois, USA); Rodney Clare (EDS and the Open University, UK); Nathan Clarke (University of Plymouth, UK); Geoffrey Darnton, (University of Bournemouth, UK); Dipankar Dasgupta (University of Memphis, USA); Dorothy Denning (Navel Postgraduate School, USA); Glenn Dietrich (University of Texas, USA); Xinwen Fu (Dakota State University, USA); Simin Garfinkel (NPS, Pleasant Street, Belmont, USA); Kevin Gleason (KMG Consulting, MA, USA); Sanjay Goel (University at Albany, USA); Drew Hamilton (Auburn University, USA); Dwight Haworth (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA); Philip Hippensteel (Penn State University, USA); Bill Hutchinson (Edith Cowan University, Australia); Berg P Hyacinthe (Florida State University, USA); Cynthia Irvine (Naval Postgraduate School, USA); Arreymbi Johnnes (University of East London, UK); Andy Jones (British Telecom, UK); Dan Kuehl (National Defense Forces, USA); Tuija Kuusisto (National Defence College, Finland); Arun Lakhotia (University of Louisiana Lafayette, USA); Irving Lachow (National Defense University, USA); Michael Lavine (John Hopkins University, USA); Tara Leweling (Naval Postgraduate School, USA); Cherie Long (Clayton State University, Decatur, USA); Bin Lu (West Chester University, USA); Bill Mahoney (University of Nebraska, USA); John McCarthy (Buckinghamshire and Chiltern University College, UK); Anne McGee (Industrial College of the Armed Forces, USA); Robert Mills (Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio, USA); Don Milne (Buckinghamshire and Chiltern University College, UK); Evangelos Moustakas (Middlesex University, UK); Srinivas Mukkamala (New Mexico Tech, Socorro, USA);  Barry Mullins (Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson, USA); Andrea Perego (Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Italy); Richard Raines (Airforce Institute of Technology, USA); Ken Revett (University of Westminster, UK); Neil Rowe (US Naval Postgraduate School, USA); Julie Ryan (George Washington University, USA); Corey Schou (Idaho State University, USA); Dan Shoemaker (Univesity of Detroit Mercy, USA); Kevin Streff (Dakota State University, USA), William Sousan (University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA); Doug Twitchell (Illinois State University, USA); Stylianos Vidalis (Newport Business School, UK); Douglas  Webster (USSTRATCOM Global Innovation & Strategy Center, USA); Paul Williams (Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio, USA); Tom Wilsdon (University of South Australia, Australia); William Yurcik (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA); Zehai Zhou (Dakota State University, USA).

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