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Thank You Letter to Dr. Anthony Arrott and Prof. Arun Lakhotia
Malware 2016
Outstanding Contribution Award
and
Thank you
Presented to
Dr. Anthony Arrott and Prof. Arun Lakhotia
In recognition to their contributions to
the Field of Information and Systems Security
and their devotion in making the Malware Conference truly world class.
Malware Conference 2016 Best Paper Award
Malware Conference 2016 Best Paper Award
Dr. WILLIAM CASEY and Mr. AARON SHELMIRE ANOMALI
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSIOTY
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Saturday, October 29, 2016
Dear Attendee
On behalf of the Malware Conference Program Steering Committee, the chairs of the Technical Program Committee, and myself, we want to thank you for attending the 11th Annual International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (MALCON 2016), that recently took place at the Waldorf Astoria El Conquistador Hotel & Resort, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
We hope that you found the conference informative and worthwhile. The primary goal of this conference was to bring together researchers from Academia, practitioners from industry, and government officials in an environment of "intimacy and candor" , which will encourage and allow an open dialogue, under one intimate roof to discuss the issues facing our industry today. In my private conversations with many of you this idea of open discussions where egos are left at the door, and in-depth discussions are held, really worked. You commented in private: "this is the best conference I have attended in many years", "it is truly a different kind of conference where learning through discussions is really possible", "I loved the opportunity to engage and learn from the audience". We are so delighted that indeed this was the feedback that we received, and we want to thank you for taking the time to communicate such to the organizers of the conference.
We believe that our diverse and dynamic group of speakers and panelists provided in-depth insight, as well as, actionable and practical tools in the anti-malware community efforts to contain the exponential increase of Malware in the wild both in the traditional computer & network infrastructure, as well as in the emerging Smartphone eco-system.
Your presence helped to make this event a great success and your enthusiasm and positive spirit helped make our time together both productive and fun. We wish you all the best and hope that you continue to be engaged with the Malware Conference in the future. Stay tuned for upcoming events by visiting www.malwareconference.org.
In order to make next year’s conference even more successful we request that you fill out this post-event survey. We thank you in advance for your comments and suggestions and we assure you that each will be given consideration so that future conferences and events will be even more successful. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY
Finally, many of you showed interest in becoming involved with the conference. If you would like to become a member of the program committee for the 12th International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Malware (MALCON 2017), please send me an email, and enclose you CV at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sincerely,
Dr. Fernando C. Colon Osorio,
Wireless System Security Research Laboratory (WSSRL)and Founder and General Program Chair
Malware Conference
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PROGRAM
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El Conquistador Hotel & Resort 1000 El Conquistador Avenue, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA |
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7:15 am to 8:45 am |
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Welcome, Conference Goals, and Introductions Dr. Fernando C. Colon Osorio Wireless Systems Security Research Laboratory |
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9:00 am to 10:15 am |
Keynote - Dmitri Vitaliev, Director at Equalit.ie and Biography: Dmitri is the founder and director of eQualit.ie with over a decade of experience working on digital security and privacy technology within the human rights and independent media sector. He has led and participated in missions to over 40 countries, and is a recognized expert on technology training and organizational security. He is the author of the Digital Security and Privacy for Human Rights Defenders manual and was a founding member and coordinator of the NGO-in-a-Box Security Edition project. He has helped to create worldwide networks of trainers, developed curricula for various security programs and is also a regular contributor to technology publications. But his real job is bringing up two kids and trying to be more at home.
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10:15 to 10:30 am |
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10:30 am to 12:00 pm Session Chair: Prof. Arun Lakhotia |
Session 1 - Mobile Malware, Defense Strategies & Mechanisms 1570297790: Reverse Engineering with Bioinformatics Algorithms Over a Sound Android Covert Channel by Sergio Vargas and Eleazar Aguirre, Instituto Politécnico Nacional Centro de Investigación en Computación, Mejico
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12:00 pm to 1:30 pm |
Lunch & Affinity Group Discussions Broad Spectrum Malware Group Targeted Attacks Group Measurement Group Mobile Malware Group
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01:30 pm to 03:30 pm Panel Moderator: Randy J. Jordan, FBI |
Topic: "The Insider Threat: our weakest link. What can we do about it?, and what are the limits before we in fringe on the privacy of individuals?" Panelists: Anthony Arrott, CheckVR, USA Luke T. Jones, Air Force Academy, USAPaul Black, PhishLabs, Inc. Dimitri Vitaliev, Equalit.ie Description: It is universally agreed amongst "Security Professionals" that the most significant weakest links in the cyber security chain are: 1. System complexity - if Windows XP is estimated to have 40 Million lines of code, and Windows 10 even a higher number, then, a. the ability to proof the correctness of the code is NOT possible, and b. the number of defects present in most modern systems increases with the increased complexity of the system. Said complexity leads to incremental defects, and therefore, increased vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Bottom line is that increase functionality results in higher security risks; and 2. Humans. In the past a lot of emphasis has been applied to item # 1. However, often the efforts to deal with vulnerable humans is less defined, with limited number of tools available to address the problem. This difficulty, and the corresponding tension between Privacy and Security is a critical issue that must be addressed. The panelist will have an opportunity to discuss the limits that must be present when organizations infringe on its members privacy. |
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03:30 pm to 03:45 pm |
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03:45 pm to 05:00 pm Session Chair: Anthony Arrott |
Session 2 - Broad Spectrum Malware, Defense Strategies & Mechanisms 1570294110: Reconstructing packed binaries with dynamic binary instrumentation by David Korczynski, University of Oxford, United Kingdom1570289540: CARDINAL - Similarity Analysis to Defeat Malware Compiler Variations by Luke T Jones, United States Air Force Academy & Chthonian Cyber Services, USA; Andrew Sellers, US Air Force Academy, USA; Martin Carlisle, Carnegie Mellon University, USA 1570289001: Automatic Extraction of Malicious Behaviors by Khanh-Huu-The Dam, IRIF, University Paris Diderot and Tayssir Touili, CNRS and University Paris 13, France |
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El Conquistador Hotel & Resort 1000 El Conquistador Avenue, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA |
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07:00 am to 8:00 am |
Breakfast and Registration |
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08:00 am to 10:15 am
Session Chair: Prof. Arun Lakhotia |
Session 3 - Mobile Malware, Detection & Thwarting 1570297970: SigPID - Significant Permission Identification for Android Malware Detection by Lichao Sun, Zhiqiang Li, Qiben Yan, Witawas Srisa-an and Yu Pan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA 1570300232: Native Malware Detection in Smartphones with Android OS Using Static Analysis, Feature Selection and Ensemble Classifiers by Salvador Morales-Ortega, P.J. Escamilla-Ambrosio, A. Rodríguez-Mota and L.D. Coronado-De-Alba, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Computación. Mejico 1570293916: On the Effectiveness of Application Characteristics in the Automatic Classification of Malware on Smartphones by Matthew Ping and Spiros Mancoridis, Drexel University, USA |
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10:15 pm to 10:30 am |
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10:30 pm to 12:30 pm
Session Chair: Fernando C. Colon Osorio |
Session 4 - Offense, Defense, and Malware Provenance 1570289049: A covert data transport protocol by Yu Fu, Jia Zhe, Lu Yu and Richard Ree Brooks, Clemson University, USA 1570293834: Malware Provenance - Code Reuse Detection in Malicious Software at Scale by Jason Upchurch, United States Air Force Academy & University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA; Xiaobo Zhou. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA |
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12:30 pm to 1:30 pm |
Lunch & Affinity Group Discussions Broad Spectrum Malware Group Targeted Attacks Group Measurement Group Mobile Malware Group |
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01:30 pm to 03:00 pm
Session Chair: Richard F. Brooks |
Session 5 - Malware: The emergence of New Threats, and the analysis of old friends
1570297595: ZoneDroid: Control Your Droid Through Application Zoning by Md Shahrear Iqbal, Queen's University & Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Canada; Mohammad Zulkernine, Queen's University, Canada 1570304504: Anti-Analysis Trends in Banking Malware by Paul Black and Joseph Opacki, PhishLabs, USA
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03:30 pm to 03:45 pm |
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03:30 am to 05:15 pm
Session Chair: Dr. Fernando C. Colon Osorio |
Session 6 -Mechanisms & Strategies to Detect Mobile Malware
1570294080: DySign: Dynamic Fingerprinting for the Automatic Detection of Android Malware by ElMouatez Billah Karbab, Mourad Debbabi, and Saed Alrabaee, Concordia University, Canada; Djedjiga Mouheb, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Closing Remarks - Dr. Fernando C. Colon Osorio, General Program Chair |
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El Conquistador Hotel & Resort 1000 El Conquistador Avenue, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA |
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Penetration Testing Tutorial & Capture The Flag Contest
Session A: Penetration Testing Tutorial - Assessing Your Overall Security Before the Attackers do.
What is Pen-Testing? Why Perform Pen-Testing? Pen-Testing Tools And Reporting Analysis Of CORE IMPACT Metasploit Framework 3.0 |
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01:15 pm to 09:00 pm
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3rd Annual Capture The Flag Contest as part of the 11th IEEE Technically Sponsored International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (MALCON 2016)
Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the end of the MALCON 2016 Conference. All participants in the conference are welcomed to form a team. For Further Information contact: Dr. Jose A. Morales, CTF Organizer and/or Mr. Dan Klinedinst, CTF Organizer
To Register, click here
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09:00 am to 03:45 pm
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Culebra Getaway Networking Event - Beach and Snorkel Tour & Day Trip Details:
• Check in time: 9:00am • Departing: Lobby, El Conquistador Hotel & Resort, Fajardo Puerto Rico
Includes: • Lunch buffet with options for all • Beverages, including rum drinks • Quality snorkeling equipment for all ages • Floating devices • Swim platforms where our guest have easy access to the water • Snorkeling instruction for our beginners Cost: $ 125.00 pp Upon departing marina Puerto Del Rey, we head straight out to Culebra along the Cordillera Islands. After about 45 minutes on our high-speed catamaran we arrive at one of Culebra’s beautiful reefs and anchor for about an hour and a half of snorkeling. Depending on water condition our captains may take you to: Luis Pena, Carlos Rosario, or Melones We then move on to our beach stop, Culebrita, Playa Tortuga or another beautiful beach that will be the best to enjoy the rest of the afternoon. At either location you can swim into the beach or do some more snorkeling. We depart Culebra around 3:00 pm, returning to the marina between 3:45- 4:00pm. Lunch is served at approximately 11:45-12:00pm, where our guests can enjoy local pastries; build your own sandwiches with fresh baked bread, fresh fruit, our signature pasta salad, chicken salad, coleslaw and cookies. Important: Be advised that this Snorkeling beach Trip travels by high speed boat in open waters and may not be appropriate for pregnant women, those with recent surgeries, back injuries and children under 3 yrs of age. If you tend to get seasick, we remind you that you should take an over-the-counter remedy with food at least 1 hour before the voyage.
To register and reserve your spot, click here. Seats are limited !!!!!!
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OCTOBER 18-21, 2016
EL CONQUISTADOR HOTEL & RESORT, FAJARDO, PUERTO RICO, USA
WHY ATTEND?
MALCON IS A CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER INDUSTRY PRATICTIONERS AND RESEARCHERS, TOGETHER WITH ACADEMICIANS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF
"INTIMACY AND CANDOR"
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EMERGING THREATS AND NOVEL ATTACKS
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Expect three full days of high-quality speakers, content, and engagement in an environment that values "Intimacy and Candor", or as a former keynote speaker, Dennis Batchelder said while speaking about MALCON...
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"In all my years attending conferences, this is the only conference that I have attended where the speaker actually modifies its slides based on the feedback and the honest interactions with the audience"--- Dennis Batchelder, Founder, Appesteem Corporation |
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CALL FOR PAPERS (CFP)
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Research Track |
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Research Track Abstract Deadline |
Submissions are Now Closed |
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Industry Track |
Submissions are Now Closed |
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Notification of Acceptance |
September 1st, 2016, 23:59:59 EST |
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September 8th, 2016: 23:59:59 EST |
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October 18-21, 2016 |
Click Here for a copy of the Call For Papers (CFP)
Click Here to Submit a Manuscript
MALCON VIDEOS
MALCON 2011 Attendees Comment on DuQu |
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MALCON 2013 Best Paper Award: "It's you on photo?: Automatic Detection of Twitter Accounts Infected With the Blackhole Exploit Kit" Joshua White & Jeanna Matthews, Clarkson Univresity, NY |
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MALCON Best Paper Award Gala Dinner Entertaintment - Grupo Folklorico Guateque |
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