SecureCloud 2012 - SecureCloud 2012

We invite proposals for presentations, panels, or sessions, by thought leaders and experts from industry, academia and government. Proposals should have a specific focus on security aspects of cloud computing and we encourage submissions that focus on practical implications - for example by looking at real-world applications, realistic scenarios or implications for businesses or governments.
Proposals should be submitted according to the guidelines below. They can be submitted using the form on the Proposal Submission tab on this page.
Topics of interest
We encourage proposals for presentations, panels, or sessions on topics including but not limited to:
Legal and policy aspects of cloud computing security
Legal:
Implications and interpretation of relevant current legislation.
Potential changes in European data protection law and their implications for cloud computing and vice-versa.Implications of forthcoming changes in cybercrime law for cloud computing and vice versa.
Accountability and personal data processing.
Law enforcement and forensics in cloud environments.
Cloud computing agreements (comparison).
Liability regimes in cloud environments and their implications for information security.
Procurement and contractual guidelines to enhance security (for govs, and SMEs for example).
Coping with international differences in relevant data protection and privacy regulations.
Legal impact/value of certification frameworks for cloud computing.
Identity and access management in the cloud: legal aspects.
Cloud-centric regulatory compliance issues and mechanisms
Policy:
Incident and data breach reporting schemes for cloud computing
Security aspects of cloud computing as a policy tool ? e.g. business incubator clouds.
European or global cloud computing strategy.
The role of cloud computing in the context of CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) and CIIP (Critical Information Infrastructure Protection).
Cloud computing as a tool in resilient architectures, disaster and incident response and recovery including mutual assistance schemes using cloud computing.
The role of cloud computing in supporting social aspects of disaster recovery.
Managing security benefits and risks of cloud computing
Higher assurance cloud computing:
High assurance requirements and cloud technology for implementing them.
Setting security parameters in cloud SLAs and monitoring them.
Flexible and tiered levels of security and their pricing models (pay security as you go).
A comparison of different security classification regimes e.g. flexible vs tiered/predefined security levels.
Governance and assurance processes:
Governance, assurance, maturity and certification frameworks for cloud computing
Assurance across the cloud supply chain
Security policy enforcement and security testing in the cloud.
Data classification in cloud computing
Cloud computing security and resilience metrics
Business continuity and resilience for cloud computing customers
Security of cloud technologies:
Security of virtualisation
Secure computation in an outsourced environment
Security for emerging cloud programming models and PaaS
User interface and client-side risks and their mitigation
Security technologies:
Edge networks and client-based cloud applications
Identity, credential, key, and access management in cloud computing
Trust and policy management in clouds
Network security (DOS, IDS etc.) mechanisms for cloud contexts
End-to-end security and data confidentiality for customers (from the cloud to thin clients such as smartphones, tablets).
Security technologies and services in the cloud (HSM's, web filters, firewalls, IDSs etc.).
The use of trusted computing modules in clouds.
Trusted computing aspects
Standards to enhance cloud security, reduce lock-in and improve business continuity.
Other cloud computing risks and their mitigation