DeepSec Administrivia for 2017, the Year of the Cyber
2017 is in full swing, and it didn’t wait long. December was full of „hacking“ news. It seems digital war(e)fare knows no break. We will address some of the issues in a series of blog articles. Also we have uploaded the DeepSec 2016 videos to Vimeo. Attendees and speaker will get access before we publish the videos for everyone. This is our review in case someone doesn’t like a video or needs to adapt the description.
The date for DeepSec will be published soon, along with the date. We look to the fourth quarter of the year, as usual. The Call for Papers will be online in February. If you got some ideas, write them to us. We have plenty of topics to address. The most pressing problem was raised at the 33C3. Go and watch the presentation titled In Search of Evidence-Based IT-Security. A lot of people cry wolf and have no facts to back up their claims. The scientific method is not just a fashion choice. Facts govern our lives. Why should this be any different in information security?
Speaking of facts, we will host a DeepINTEL event in May 2017. The past year(s) have shown that any discussion about threats and adversary capabilities inevitably combine the words agenda, fake, news, and cyber in arbitrary order. While disinformation is a key ingredient of (military) warfare, it doesn’t really help your defence. Defending against attacks and determining what intruders will do or have been doing requires hard facts and a rational analysis. You will not find this in media channels, press conferences, politics, or social media. You will probably have to attend DeepINTEL. Looking forward to meet you there.
As for the other topics we thought about during cold Winter nights, you will read about them in the upcoming blog articles.