HotBots '07 Call for Papers

The call for papers for the First Workshop on Hot Topics in Understanding Botnets (HotBots '07) has been posted on the Usenix website. Topics solicited for short papers include:

• Architecture: Types of botnet topologies, Command&Control, infection vectors, resource sharing across bots and networks, stealthy botnets.
• Detection: Passive or active approaches to detecting participating hosts, C&C communication or botnet activities.
• Measurements: Numbers of botnets and bots, trends over time, geographic distribution, time of life and attrition, identification of parties behind botnet activity.
• Case studies: Experiences with particular botnet cases.
• Mitigation: How to protect against botnets and DDoS, spam, identify theft, etc., originating from them.
• Motivation:  Economic value of botnets, purpose and use of botnets, targeted or special-interest botnets.
• Legal: What forms of mitigation are permissible, what the policy and legal problems in honeynet operation are, interactions with botnet participants, data collection, and traceback.  Policy analysis should be focused toward the practical implementation of botnet monitoring and response systems.