IFIP TC11 Information Security & Privacy Conference (SEC)

Past conferences

SEC conferences are the flagship events of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Technical Committee 11 (TC11) on Information Security and Privacy Protection in Information Processing Systems. Proceedings from this conference series can be found through our publisher Springer under the International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection series.

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2025+ (40th+) | 2015-2024 (30th-39th) | 2005-2014 (20th-29th) | 1994-2004 (10th-19th) | 1983-1993 (1st-9th)

2014

29th Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, 02-04 June 2014

Proceedings

    "ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection"
    27 papers
    14 short papers
    ISBN: 978-3-642-55415-5

Editors

    Nora Cuppens-Boulahia, Frédéric Cuppens, Sushil Jajodia, Anas Abou El Kalam, Thierry Sans

Statistics

    Submissions: 151 Reviews/paper: 3-4 Accepted: 27 Ratio: 17.9% Attendees: 106

Keynote Speakers

    Louise Yngström (KBA Award)
    In remembrance of Kristian Beckman
    Emeritus Professor William J (Bill) Caelli, AO
    Cybersecurity - Technology and Policy : 30 Years On
    Professor V.S. Subrahmanian
    The Global Cyber-Vulnerability Report

2013

28th Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 08-10 July 2013

Proceedings

    "Security and Privacy Protection in Information Processing Systems"
    31 papers
    ISBN: 978-3-642-39218-4

Editors

    Lech J. Janczewski, Henry B. Wolfe, Sujeet Shenoi

Statistics

    Submissions: 73 Reviews/paper: 2.4 Accepted: 32 Ratio: 45.7% Attendees: 110

2012

27th Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 04-06 June 2012

Co-located events

    WG11.12 6th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (HAISA 2012)
    7th International Workshop on Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2012)

Proceedings

    "Information Security and Privacy Research"
    42 papers
    11 short papers
    ISBN: 978-3-642-30436-1

Editors

    Dimitris Gritzalis, Steven Furnell, Marianthi Theoharidou

Statistics

    Submissions: 167 Reviews/paper: ? Accepted: 42 Ratio: 25.1% Attendees: 116

Keynote Speakers

    Dr Yves Deswarte (KBA Award)
    Security vs. Privacy: Revisiting the AAA Fundamentals

2011

26th Conference, Lucerne, Switzerland, 07-09 June 2011

Co-located events

    WG11.8 World Conference on Information Security Education (WISE)
    WG11.4 I-NetSec

Proceedings

    "Future Challenges in Security and Privacy for Academia and Industry"
    24 papers (plus keynote paper)
    ISBN: 978-3-642-21424-0

Editors

    Jan Camenisch, Simone Fischer-Hübner, Yuko Murayama, Armand Portmann, Carlos Rieder

Statistics

    Submissions: 100 Reviews/paper: 4.0 Accepted: 25 Ratio: 25% Attendees: 153

Keynote Speakers

    Dr. Ann Cavoukian (KBA Award)
    "Patience, Persistence, and Faith" - Evolving the Gold Standard in Privacy and Data Protection: Chronicles of a "Crusader"
    Prof. Dr. Michael Waidner
    The Future of Privacy
    Prof. Dr. René Hüsle
    Cooperation Reseach and Industry

2010

25th Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 20-23 September 2010

Co-located events

    IFIP World Computer Congress 2010
    Celbrating the Golden Jubilee of IFIP (founded in 1960) and the Silver Jubilee of the SEC conference

Proceedings

    "Security and Privacy – Silver Linings in the Cloud"
    24 Papers (plus keynote paper and one panel)
    ISBN: 978-3-642-15257-3

Editors

    Kai Rannenberg, Vijay Varadharajan, Christian Weber

Statistics

    Submissions: 102 Reviews/paper: 5.9 Accepted: 25 Ratio: 24.5% Attendees: 105

Keynote Speakers

    SH (Basie) von Solms (KBA Award)
    The 5 Waves of Information Security – From Kristian Beckman to the Present

2009

24th Conference, Pafos, Cyprus , 18-20 May 2009

Co-located events

    WG11.1/WG11.8 Panel on Common Bodies of Knowledge (CBKs) and Security Certifications
    FIDIS - Challenges and Opportunities

Proceedings

    "Emerging Challenges for Security, Privacy and Trust"
    38 papers
    ISBN: 978-3-642-01244-0

Editors

    Dimitris Gritzalis, Javier Lopez

Keynote Speakers

    Prof. Klaus Brunnstein (KBA Award)
    About ICT Security and Safety in the Banking Industry
    Prof. Bart Preneel
    Research Challenges In Applied Cryptology
    Christos Ellinides
    E-Signatures: Vision and Orientation of the European Commission

2008

23rd Conference, Milano, Italy, 07-10 September 2008

Co-located events

    IFIP World Computer Congress (WCC 2008)

Proceedings

    "Proceedings of the IFIP TC 11 23rd International Information Security Conference"
    42 papers
    11 short papers
    ISBN: 978-0-387-09699-5

Editors

    Sushil Jajodia, Pierangela Samarati, Stelvio Cimato

Keynote Speakers

    Pierangela Samarati (KBA Award)
    Francesco Pizzetti

2007

22nd Conference, Johannesburg-Sandton, South Africa, 14-16 May 2007

Co-located events

    WG11.7 Workshop on Security and Control of IT in Society (SCITS)

Proceedings

    "New Approaches for Security, Privacy and Trust in Complex Environments"
    36 papers (plus keynote paper)
    ISBN: 978-0-387-72367-9

Editors

    Hein Venter, Mariki Eloff, Les Labuschagne, Jan Eloff, Rossouw von Solms

Keynote Speakers

    Judge Mervyn King
    IT Governance — inside and outside the company

2006

21st Conference, Karlstad, Sweden, 22-24 May June 2006

Co-located events

    WG11.1/11.8 Security Culture Workshop
    WG11.4 I-NetSec Workshop

Proceedings

    "Security and Privacy in Dynamic Environments"
    35 papers
    6 papers for Security Culture Workshop
    4 papers for I-NetSec
    ISBN: 0-387-33406-8

Editors

    Simone Fischer-Hübner, Kai Rannenberg, Louise Yngström, Stefan Lindskog

Keynote Speakers

    Butler W. Lampson (KBA Award)
    Accountability and Freedom
    Andrea Pirotti
    ENISA’s Contribution to the Development of Network and Information Security within the Community
    Henrik Kaspersen
    Data retention, unfortunate incident or intended erosion of privacy?
    Stewart Kowalski (invited industry session)
    Jumping the Chasm by Minding the Gap: Co-producing a Secure All Communicating World
    Emilie Lundin Barse (invited industry session)
    Building Network Based Defence for the Future

2005

20th Conference, Tokyo-Chiba, Japan, 30 May-01 June 2005

Co-located events

    Workshop on Small Systems Security and Smart Cards

Proceedings

    "Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing"
    34 papers
    6 papers for the Workshop on Small Systems Security and Smart Cards
    ISBN: 0-3872-5658-X

Editors

    Ryoichi Sasaki, Sihan Qing, Eiji Okamoto, Hiroshi Yoshiura

Keynote Speakers

    William List (KBA Award)
    Dr. Carl E. Landwehr
    The Future of Cybersecurity: Working Backward, Thinking Forward