[AISWorld] CFP HICSS minitrack Infrastructure Security

[Conklin, Wm. Arthur]

Dear Colleagues,



We invite you to submit your manuscripts to our mini-track "Infrastructure Security" at the 47th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS).



The mini-track description and CFP can be found at http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/track/eg/EG-Infrastructure.pdf



Submission deadline is June 15, 2013. Other important dates available at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/47cfp.pdf



Mahalo,



Art, Ray and Greg


Minitrack: Infrastructure Security

The cybersecurity aspects of critical infrastructure systems has become a hot topic for countries all across the globe. Information Technology has become pervasive in all aspects of our lives and this includes elements referred to as critical infrastructures. This minitrack examines aspects associated with the security of information technology used by governments and critical infrastructures (with an emphasis on automated control systems) and explores ways that IT can enhance the ability of governments to ensure the safety and security of its citizens. The names for these systems vary, from industrial control systems to SCADA to process control networks and more. The systems they control range from electricity (SmartGrid), pipelines, chemical plants, manufacturing, traffic control and more. If a computer is interfaced to a physical system and it is important for safety or process control, odds are it fits in this minitrack.

Governments have also embraced IT to interface with citizens in a more efficient manner. Security issues have risen to the forefront as a result of data disclosures and identity theft incidents discussed in mainstream media. Other issues include intellectual property theft and criminal acts involving computers.
Although 85% of the US critical infrastructure components are privately owned and operated, government has a place at the table regarding regulation and operating rules. Many foreign governments have more control over their infrastructure, but in the end, security is still an important topic that needs to be addressed.

Topics acceptable to this minitrack can range from technical, to process, to people-related as security is a result of these main topics working together. Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to:

1. Systems for governments to respond to security events
2. Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
3. Cyber Physical Systems security
4. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and control systems
5. Information Assurance and Trusted Computing
6. Security Related Information Sharing
7. Information Security Economics
8. Information Warfare
9. Incident Response
10. Digital Forensics
11. Privacy and Freedom of Information
12. Security Management
13. Laws and Regulation of IT Security
14. Security concerns of new technologies, e.g. Social Media, mobile computing
15. Government Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

16. Case Reports Related to Security Experiences Within Government



Wm. Arthur Conklin, PhD
CISSP, CSSLP, CSDP, CRISC, Security+, CASP, IAM, IEM, DFCP
Associate Professor, Department of Information & Logistics Technology
Director, Center for Information Security Research and Education
College of Technology
University of Houston
312 Technology Building
Houston, TX 77204
(713) 743-1556 (o)
(210) 379-3671 (c)
(713) 743-4032 (f)

A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university

http://tech.uh.edu/faculty/conklin

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