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The selected outstanding papers accepted in NASSUE 2010 shall be
considered for publication
in Special Issue of following JOURNALS:
- IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS (JSAC)
- EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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The technology for ubiquitous computing systems (UCS) has and continues to advance at a dramatic pace. However, the technology for ensuring the security and availability of those systems has not kept pace. Traditionally, security has not been considered as an essential element in the design or development process and was often added as an afterthought. As a result, today's systems are often plagued with numerous vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users. Thus, to realize their potential, necessary network assurance and security (NAS) measures have to be incorporated in the design and during the operation of ubiquitous systems.
Network assurance (NA) quantifies risk from a network perspective, based on a comprehensive set of network facts. A complement to security solutions, network assurance measures the impact of network change on security, availability, and compliance. NA helps organizations keep policies and defenses aligned during times of rapid network change.
Using NA, organization can also prioritize remediation efforts based on a complete view of connectivity and risk. This is a critical requirement for validating policies and controls, as organizations weave security into the fabric of the infrastructure. Consequently, NAS has become an important research issue in ubiquitous environments (UE). Finding effective ways to protect networks and sensitive data within the critical information infrastructure in UE is challenging even with the most advanced technology and trained professionals.
The objective of this workshop is to provide an effective forum for original scientific and engineering advances in NAS issues in UE. It will highlight the various aspects of NAS - especially on the crucial linkage between availability, compliance, and security.
NASSUE 2010 will foster a forum for discussing and presenting recent research results in this important and growing technical area. NASSUE 2010 aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, developers, and policy makers to share and exchange ideas and to learn about the latest developments, problems and solutions related to NAS issues in UE.
NASSUE 2010 is a next event of 2009 International Workshop on Network Assurance and Security Services in Ubiquitous Environments (NASSUE 2009) .
NASSUE 2010 will be in conjunction with the 6th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2010) at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on October 12, 2010.
