ACSA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit association of computer security professionals who have a common goal of improving the understanding, theory, and practice of computer security. To this end, ACSA supports a number of activities, all of which serve the goal of improving the computer security field. We also remember colleagues who made significant contributions.
Events
ACSAC - Annual Computer Security Applications Conference
ACSAC brings together cutting edge researchers, with a broad cross-section of security professionals drawn from academia, industry, and government, gathered to present and discuss the latest security results and topics.
NSPW - New Security Paradigms Workshop
NSPW is an invitation-only workshop for researchers focused on work that challenges the dominant approaches and perspectives in computer security. NSPW aims to foster paradigm shifts in information security.
LASER - Learning from Authoritative Security Experiment Results
LASER focuses on learning from and improving cyber security experiment results. The workshop explores both positive and negative experimental results, the latter of which are not often published.
Past Activities
- Layered Assurance Workshop (LAW)
- SAC Technology Advocacy Committee (SAC-TAC)
- Workshop on the Application of Engineering Principles to System Security Design (WAEPSSD)
- Workshop on Information-Security-System Rating and Ranking (ISSRR)
- Second International Working Conference on Integrity and Internal Control in Information Systems
- Workshop on Information Technology Assurance and Trustworthiness (WITAT)
Scholarships
The Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security (SWSIS) is a program initiated by ACSA in 2011 that grants up to $10,000 per scholarship to women studying for their Bachelors and Masters degrees in fields relating to information security. Over $880,000 has been granted to date. The scholarship program has received funding from ACSA, Bank of America, Netflix, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Symantec, SANS, the Charles Koch Institute, Luta Technologies, the Squires Foundation, and private donors.
As of Fall 2023, the program is taking a pause on future applications. There will be no applications accepted for the 2024-2025 school year. The website will be updated as new information becomes available.
Officers
Daniel Faigin
President
The Aerospace Corporation
Gabriela Ciocarlie
Vice President
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ann Marmor-Squires
Co-Vice President
The Sq Group
David Balenson
Treasurer
USC Information Sciences Institute
Harvey Rubinovitz
Co-Treasurer
The MITRE Corporation
Steve Schwab
Secretary
USC Information Sciences Institute
Senior Fellows
Matt Bishop
University of California, Davis
Carrie Gates
FS-ISAC
Peter Mayer
University of Southern Denmark and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sean Peisert
Berkeley Lab and UC Davis
Roberto Perdisci
University of Georgia and Georgia Tech
Cristina Serban
AT&T Security Research Center (Ret.)
Robert H'obbes' Zakon
Zakon Group LLC
Fellows
Martina Lindorfer
TU Wien
Former Fellows
Marshall Abrams • Dee Akers • Victoria Ashby • William Bisignani • Jeremy Epstein • Ron Gove • Steven J. Greenwald • Robert Kovach • Joel Levy • Louanna Notargiacomo • Charles Payne • Steve Rome • Ron Ross • Gary Smith • Frederick Tompkins • Mary Ellen Zurko