BotConf 2018

Botconf is an international scientific conference aiming at bringing together academic, industrial, law enforcement and independent researchers working on issues related to the fight against botnets. You will find the content of last 2016’s edition here and 2017 here. The topics of interest include:

• The functioning of botnets and of methods used to distribute malware related to botnets,
• In particular, the functioning of malware and command & control mechanisms related to botnets,
• The understanding of the organisation of groups involved in the development or the management of botnets,
• Methods to monitor, localize and identify botnets and distribution of malware related to botnets,
• In particular, methods to detect, mitigate and disrupt botnet activities inside ISP networks or organisations’ networks
• Technical, legal and other methods used to mitigate, investigate, dismantle or disrupt botnets.
• The economics of cybercrime activities behind botnets
• We are very much interested in having more non-technical presentations at Botconf 2018, on law, criminology, analyses of behaviour of suspects, etc.

The focus of the conference is mostly technical, but papers on legal issues, economic aspects, criminology and malware actor behavior as well as prevention initiatives are more than welcome and actually encouraged. Whenever dealing with personal data, submissions are invited to include provisions in relation to privacy issues.