SocialSec 2015 - Workshop on Social Network Security (SocialSec 2015)

Social Networking has become a major factor in our everyday lives. We post, view, and disseminate vast quantities of information on online social networks. However, this has given rise to a new threat to security and privacy. As many people post a plethora of personal information in social networks, malicious parties have misused this to violate the confidentiality and privacy of the information. Social networking has also led to cases of stalking, impersonations, malware and spam distribution, and large scale surveillance. At the same time, the rise of social networks have allowed security researchers to gather valuable data about human behavior and trust relationships. In this workshop, we want to explore the impact of online social networks on security and privacy.
The goal of this workshop is to discuss new research ideas associated with Social Networking security and privacy. In particular, we seek ideas, analyses, and evaluations of various aspects of security and privacy in social networks.
Topics of Interest
The scope of this workshop includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
Authentication in Social Networks
Access control in Social Networks
Privacy
Information Leakage
Trust in Social Networks
Intelligence gathering in Social Networks
Security in Mobile Social Networks
Location privacy in Social Networks
Authorship attribution in Social Network discussions
Availability of Social Networks
Confidentiality
Malware dissemination via Social Networks
Profiling
Surveillance
SPAM/phishing in Social Networks