CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE 2023 WORKSHOP ON SOC OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION (WOSOC 2023)

Security Operations Centers (SOC) are a field of growing interest for both researchers and SOC operators. SOC operators are increasingly recognized as a distinct class of security professionals who need tools and practices that address the distinct challenges and insights of their discipline. In parallel to this increased professionalization by the operational community is an increased interest in the academic community: researchers are studying SOC processes, workflows and training. The WOSOC workshop will serve as a common forum for both of these distinct groups to interact, present and cross-pollinate ideas across this young field.

AREAS OF INTEREST
SOC design and construction
SOC workflow and operations
Alert management, triage and prioritization
Incident response case studies
Network management techniques for encrypted traffic flows
Increasing SOC efficiency through automation
Threat hunting
Operational visualization and data summarization
Intelligence gathering, enrichment, and operations

SUBMISSIONS

WOSOC will accept short papers and talk proposals. We encourage researchers to submit short papers on ongoing or planned work that can be read by participants in advance of the event, and encourage operators to submit talk proposals to share insights, case studies and novel ideas. The 2023 workshop will schedule 20 minute slots for all speakers, broken into a 15 minute talk followed by a 5 minute Q&A period.

Submit papers and proposals (pdf or text format) to the WOSOC 2023 hotCRP site at https://ant.isi.edu/wosoc/

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - SHORT PAPERS
WOSOC short papers can cover emerging research, work in progress and position papers. Short papers must be between 4-8 pages excluding references. Papers must be submitted in Portable Document Format (.pdf).

To submit a paper, use the WOSOC 2023 hotCRP site at https://ant.isi.edu/wosoc/

Papers must use the NDSS templates. Papers must be formatted for US letter size (not A4) paper in a two-column layout, with columns no more than 9.25 in. high and 3.5 in. wide. The text must be in Times font, 10-point or larger, with 11-point or larger line spacing.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - TALK PROPOSALS
WOSOC talk proposals are intended to provide operational personnel a mechanism to discuss SOC-related topics at the workshop. Talk proposals must be submitted in text format.

Submit proposals to the WOSOC hotCRP site at https://ant.isi.edu/wosoc/

Talk proposals should be submitted in plain text and contain the following information:

Title of the talk
A single paragraph abstract; this abstract will be published in the pre-proceedings upon acceptance
One-two paragraphs outlining the talk
A speaker biography and affiliation

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submissions due: January 13, 2023 AoE
Talk proposals due: January 13, 2023 AoE
Notification to authors: February 2, 2023 AoE
Camera ready: February 10, 2023 AoE
NDSS 2023: February 27 – March 3, 2023

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Michael Collins, USC-ISI
Nolen Scaife, Walmart

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Alefiya Hussain, USC-ISI
Stephen Schwab, USC-ISI
Dan Massey, USC-ISI
Wes Hardaker, USC-ISI
Ganesh Sankaran, USC-ISI
Xinming Ou, University of South Florida
Scott Tousley, IT Cadre
Scott Rose, NIST
Kevin Butler, University of Florida
Josiah Dykstra, NSA
Further Information

Questions about the workshop, suitability of topics and other issues should be emailed to mcollins@isi.edu