Introduction

CyCon 2017 will focus on the fundamental aspects of cyber security with a theme of Defending the Core. The 9th International Conference on Cyber Conflict will be held in Tallinn May 30 through June 2, 2017.

CyCon is organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Every year, over 500 decision-makers and experts from government, military and industry from all over the world approach the conference’s key theme from legal, technology and strategy perspectives, often in an interdisciplinary manner. 

Call for paper

Important date

2016-10-03
Abstract submission deadline
2017-01-09
Draft paper submission deadline
2017-02-13
Draft paper acceptance notification
2017-03-06
Final paper submission deadline

Submission Topics

  • Mitigating hardware and software vulnerabilities (incl. moving target defence, zero days)

  • Critical infrastructure protection and resilience (incl. ICS/SCADA, industrial platforms and protocols, undersea cables and smart grids)

  • The Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems

  • Mobile, cloud and big data security

  • Future use of encryption

  • Technical protocols and platforms (incl. IPv6)

  • Digital trust and authentication

  • Situational awareness (incl. visualisation)

  • State-sponsored cyber operations (incl. Advanced Persistent Threats, use of proxy actors)

  • Attribution and digital forensics

  • Military doctrine, cyber as a domain of warfare

  • Active/responsive cyber defence

  • Hybrid warfare

  • Cyber deterrence

  • Cyber terrorism

  • Public international law and international norms (incl. rights and obligations of states and international organisations, cyber operations by non-state actors (esp. private sector), human rights in cyberspace)

  • Autonomous cyber weapon systems

  • Personal data protection, surveillance and privacy

  • Governance of cyberspace

  • National cyber security strategies

  • International cooperation models (cross-border dependencies, trans-border access to data)

  • Supply chain security

  • Crisis management mechanisms

  • Public-private dependencies.

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Important Date
  • Conference Date

    May 30

    2017

    to

    Jun 02

    2017

  • Oct 03 2016

    Abstract Submission Deadline

  • Jan 09 2017

    Draft paper submission deadline

  • Feb 13 2017

    Draft Paper Acceptance Notification

  • Mar 06 2017

    Final Paper Deadline

  • Jun 02 2017

    Registration deadline

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