Dear Networker: Security is a concern for anyone who runs a network. Unfortunately, most of us don't have enough hours in the day to worry about fending off hackers instead of getting useful work done. Intrusion detection techniques and technologies offer the hope of being able to learn about attacks or misuses of the network with a minimum of human intervention. As the level of connectivity between networks increases, and the networks' vulnerability to hacking increases, intrusion detection and monitoring are going to play a more important role as we build the networks of the future.

USENIX has always served as a forum for disseminating ideas in advanced computing research and practical system management. The Workshop on Intrusion Detection and Network Monitoring is another such forum: an opportunity for those interested in this field to meet and learn from the researchers who are pushing the envelope and from the practitioners who are building the next state of the art.

Please join us in Santa Clara for a workshop that will continue the USENIX tradition of excellence, communication, and education.

On behalf of the 1999 Workshop on Intrusion Detection and Network Monitoring Committee,

Marcus J. Ranum, Network Flight Recorder, Inc. Program Chair

PS: Remember to sign up by March 16, 1999 to save $50.00. See Registration information.

 
Program Committee Charles Antonelli, University of Michigan
Frederick Avolio, Avolio Consulting
Tina Darmohray, SystemExperts, Corp.
Rik Farrow, Consultant
Dan Geer, CERTCO
Norm Laudermilch, UUNet/Worldcom