ACSAC to Host the National Computer Systems Security Award Ceremony

The Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) today announced that it will host the 2007 National Computer Systems Security Award ceremony at this year's event. The award will be presented to Dr. Steven M. Bellovin, Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and long-time member of the research staff at AT&T Lab for his significant contributions to computer security at 6 p.m. on December 12, 2006 at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort.

The National Computer Systems Security Award is presented annually by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA). The prestigious honor, first awarded in 1988, recognizes individuals for scientific or technological breakthroughs, outstanding leadership, highly distinguished authorship or significant long- term contributions in the computer security field.

"ACSAC is honored to host the NIST/NSA National Computer Systems Security Award ceremony for Dr. Steven Bellovin," said Daniel Thomsen, conference chair for ACSAC. "Steve's contribution to practical computer security helped form today's network security industry."

ACSAC provides security professionals from government, academia, and the computer security industry the opportunity to exchange practical solutions to real world security problems. Distinguished speakers at this year's conference include Dr. Dixie Baker of SAIC, Jeremy Epstein of webMethods, Brian Whitten of Symantec and Dr. Peter Neumann of SRI.

The conference will be held December 11 - 15 at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort and covers a full range of applied security, from intrusion detection to identification to certification. The program includes tutorials, a workshop on host based security assessment, and three parallel tracks that include research papers, panels, case studies and a works-in-progress session.

For more information on ACSAC or to register for the conference, visit http://www.acsac.org.

ABOUT ACSAC

Founded in 1985, ACSAC emphasizes applied computer security and attendee interaction. ACSAC brings together researchers, practitioners and policy makers and strives to improve computer security around the world by providing a forum to show case diverse new ideas. For more information, please visit http://www.acsac.org.

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