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NeSecOr 2024
1st Workshop on Network Security Operations (NeSecOr)
Monday 28 October 2024
Scope
Automation and orchestration represent a paradigm shift in how security operations are conducted. Automation involves the use of technology to perform tasks with minimal human intervention, streamlining processes such as threat detection, incident response, and system remediation. Orchestration goes a step further by integrating these automated tasks into a cohesive workflow, enabling seamless coordination across different security tools and systems. Together, these approaches can significantly improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of security operations.
The workshop will cover key topics including the fundamentals of security automation, the role of orchestration in creating unified security workflows, and best practices for implementing these technologies in a network security environment. Participants will gain hands-on experience with leading automation and orchestration platforms, explore real-world case studies, and engage in interactive sessions designed to solve practical security challenges.
Topics of Interest
Topics of Interest to the workshop include but are not limited to:
Network Security Management
- Network monitoring, intrusion detection, incident triage
- Asset management and vulnerability discovery
- NetOps and SecOps, Network and Security Operations Centers (NOC, SOC)
- Digital twins for security and resilience
Scalability and Interoperability in Network Security
- Automation and orchestration of network security workflows
- Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
- Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA)
- Large-scale deployments of network security tools
Resilience and Mitigation
- Theoretical foundation of network and system resilience
- Resilience assessment and modeling, attack impact assessment
- Cyber situational awareness (CSA)
- Attack mitigation and recovery
Applications in Specific Environments
- Security and resilience in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
- Security and resilience in cloud, fog, and edge computing
- Security and resilience in Critical Information Infrastructures (CII)
- Security and resilience in healthcare, energy sector, industrial robotics, smart cities, etc.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: 23 August 2024 6 September 2024
Acceptance Notification: 9 September 2024 20 September 2024
Camera Ready: 16 September 2024 27 September 2024
Workshop Day: 28 October 2024 28 October 2024
Paper Submission Guideline
Authors are invited to submit original unpublished papers not under review elsewhere. Papers should be submitted in IEEE 2-column format (Style templates can be found here). Maximum paper lengths, including title, abstract, all figures, tables, and references, are 7 pages for regular papers and 4 pages for short papers. Regular paper length could include up to 7 pages including references. Short papers are accepted as well and must not exceed 4 pages including references.
Papers have to be submitted electronically in PDF format through the EDAS conference management system, accessible via this link.
All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and selected based on their originality, significance, technical soundness, and relevance to the workshop’s theme. For accepted papers, at least one author is expected to register and present the paper in person at the workshop. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore.
Workshop Chairs
Martin Husák, Masaryk University, Czech RepublicBrian Lee, Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland
Technical Program Committee (TPC)
Rolf Stadler, KTH, SwedenTuomo Sipola, Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Janne Alatalo, Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Daniele Bringhenti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Branka Stojanovic, Joanneum Research, Austria
Martin Žádník, CESNET, Czech Republic
Jan Kučera, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Tomáš Jirsík, Cisco, Czech Republic
For any questions, please feel free to contact Martin Husák (husakm@ics.muni.cz).
