Welcome to the 5th IEEE International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (Malware 2010) to be held at the Grand Hotel De La Reine, Nancy, France, Oct. 19-20, 2010. The conference is designed to bring together experts from industry, academia, and government to present and discuss, in an open environment, the latest advances and discoveries in the field of malicious and unwanted software. Techniques, economics and legal issues surrounding the topic of Malware, and the methods to detect and control them will be discussed.

This year’s conference will pay particular attention to (and will also be extensively discussed in a panel session) the pressing topic of “Malware and Cloud Computing”.  As low-cost Netbooks become popular, Google’s Chrome OS enters the mainstream, and social networks (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and so forth) become ubiquitous, the security dangers associated with the new computing paradigm increase exponentially.  In effect, “Cloud Computing”, Multi-tenant, Single Schema, Single Server Platforms (C²S³P) increase vulnerabilities by providing a single point of failure and attack for organized criminal networks. Critical/sensitive/private information is at risk, and very much like previous technology adoption trends, such as wireless networks, the dash for success is trumping the need for security

Thus, the organizers of Malware 2010 solicit original written contributions addressing these issues and research questions.  Manuscripts focusing on the security properties of Cloud Computing, the risks associated with the deployment of such networks, and the analysis of real incidents where a breach has occurred will be particularly welcomed.

Publication:

The proceedings of the conference will be published in printed, and DVD, form and will be included in the IEEE Xplore digital library.  In addition, the Conference’s Technical Program Committee will select one manuscript as a recipient of the “Best Paper Award”.  The Best Paper Award author, together with the authors of a few selected manuscripts from the conference, will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue of the Journal of Computer Security.

Paper Submission Information:

Papers should be submitted through EDAS system at:

http://www.edas.info/

Submitted manuscripts must be 10-point font size, and should not exceed 8 single-spaced pages in length, including the abstract, figures, and references. Authors whose manuscript exceeds the 8 page limit may be allowed to include two additional pages for an extra charge.  However, under no circumstances shall a submitted manuscript exceed the 10 page limit. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings.

Additional Information:

For more information on Malware 2010 or if you are interested in contributing to the organization of the conference please contact Dr. Fernando C. Colon Osorio, General Program Chair, Malware 2010 at or visit our web site www.malware2010.org. For information concerning submission of an original manuscript to the conference, please contact the Technical Program Committee Chairs (TPC).