{"id":10008,"date":"2022-10-17T19:36:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T19:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/?page_id=10008"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:15:39","slug":"why-ndss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/why-ndss\/","title":{"rendered":"Why NDSS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-heading purple-heading is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why NDSS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDSS Symposium has grown into one of the world\u2019s leading security conferences over the last 30 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fixed-1110 section-padding section-title-r is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>Originally the Workshop on Network and Distributed System Security, the NDSS Symposium was first held in 1993 in San Diego, California. It was organized as a workshop of the Privacy and Security Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (<a href=\"https:\/\/irtf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRTF<\/a>) and was hosted by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Internet Society<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llnl.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Internet Society has proudly hosted the NDSS Symposium for over 30 years because it serves a critical role in fostering research and information exchange to make the Internet more secure and resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making the Internet More Secure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the collaborative sharing of top-tier research on systems security, the NDSS Symposium helps the Internet and research community:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify and mitigate potential new security attacks and vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop and publish new security technologies, which can potentially be standardized in an open and accessible manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/fellowships\/ndss-symposium\/\">Through the fellowship program<\/a>, nurture the next generation of Internet security researchers and practitioners who can embark on their careers with a strong network of collaborators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/sponsorship\/\">Sponsor the next NDSS Symposium<\/a> and join the Internet Society and the growing list of NDSS supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Each Event Offers:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three days of the main NDSS Symposium and two days of co-located workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 120 peer-reviewed papers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keynote speakers who are leaders in the field of systems security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsor booths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poster sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking breaks, lunches and socials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-talk-ndss-min.jpg\" alt=\"a woman stands in front of whiteboard and talks to a man and a woman\" class=\"wp-image-11963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-talk-ndss-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-talk-ndss-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-talk-ndss-min-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free and Open Access to Top-Tier Research\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDSS Symposium is one of the few security symposia that offers cost-free access to all abstracts, papers, posters, and presentations that are presented during the event to everyone, regardless of whether they attended the event. This open access strengthens collaborative research and encourages practical application of security solutions.\u00a0You can find all presented materials by accessing the program information for each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/previous-ndss-symposia\/\">year\u2019s event<\/a>. Videos of paper presentations are also\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NDSSSymposium\/playlists\" target=\"_blank\">available on YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width fixed-in-1110 blue-bg section-padding padding-bottom-0 page-copyright is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Image Copyright:<\/strong> \u00a9 Wes Hardaker<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why NDSS The NDSS Symposium has grown into one of the world\u2019s leading security conferences over the last 30 years. Originally the Workshop on Network and Distributed System Security, the NDSS Symposium was first held in 1993 in San Diego, California. 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