REMINDER: The Call for Papers for #HITB2018DXB closes on the 1st of September! Call for Papers: https://cfp.hackinthebox.org Event Website: https://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2018dxb/ After a 8 year hiatus, the HITB Security Conference series returns to the Middle East! Held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai from November 25th till the 28th, HITBSecConf2018 Dubai will be featuring 2-day technical training courses followed by our 2-day multi-track conference, a Capture the Flag competition, technology exhibition with a focus area on AI and blockchain related tech, space for makers and hackerspaces, a car hacking and hardware related village plus our CommSec track - a free-to-attend track of 30 and 60 minute talks that we also live stream on Youtube! We are looking for 60-minute, offensive and defensive focused deep-knowledge presentations. Research that is new, novel and most importantly material that has not been presented elsewhere prior. Summaries not exceeding 5000 words should be submitted (in plain text format) to us through our online CFP system for review and possible inclusion in the programme. Submissions should be no later than September 1st, 2018 ---- Each accepted submission will entitle speaker(s) to accommodation for 3 nights / 4 days and travel expense reimbursement up to USD1200.00 per speaking slot Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: Cloud Security File System Security 3G/4G/WIMAX Security SS7/GSM/VoIP Security Security of Medical Devices Critical Infrastructure Security Smartphone / MobileSecurity Smart Card and Physical Security Network Protocols, Analysis and Attacks Applications of Cryptographic Techniques Side Channel Analysis of Hardware Devices Analysis of Malicious Code / Viruses / Malware Data Recovery, Forensics and Incident Response Hardware based attacks and reverse engineering Windows / Linux / OS X / *NIX Security Vulnerbilities Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning for Security Next Generation Exploit and Exploit Mitigation Techniques NFC, WLAN, GPS, HAM Radio, Satellite, RFID and Bluetooth Security As always, we do not accept product or vendor related pitches. Regards, Hafez Kamal Hack in The Box (M) Sdn. Bhd 36th Floor, Menara Maxis Kuala Lumpur City Centre 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603-26157299 Fax: +603-26150088