Please note that CyberEDU call for papers 2021 is now closed. Thank you to those submitting!

 

There were tectonic changes in the cyber ecosystem during 2020. Those changes refer to an exponential increase in cyberattacks, more phishing and ransomware just to focus on the top threats. The human element of the cyber ecosystem was exposed thus to more cyberattack, while working mostly from the home office.  This is a new reality for health professionals, for teachers, for public servants or business people. There is a need to produce a more substantial body of research and knowledge that shows the positive and active role of the human factor in cybersecurity in these difficult times showing best practices on the resilience of the last line of defence: the trained user. The CyberEDU 2021 Call For Papers invites contributions that can show case examples of resilience, training for home vs office, learning on the go. Being consistent with the last two editions, the 2021 Call advocates for a positive consideration of human actors in the cyber ecosystem and seeks papers that can contribute to this message: the Human Element as the last line of defence in cyber! 

CyberEDU invites contributions in general and specialized topics like cybersecurity training and awareness where security training and awareness are understood as the multitude of frameworks, methods and new ways of educating the human element. We seek a wide range of potential contributions including, but not limited to: opinion papers from young professionals, case studies, empirical research papers, theory driven contributions and more.

An article by general co-chair Dr. DE PAOLI Stefano, Abertay University 'On why participating is important' 

In 2020 the focus was policy and strategy, in 2019 the essence was sharing of best practices between the Romanian and Finnish Presidencies of the Council of the EU, awarding best papers with presentations in partner events like CyberLab, CyberShare conference, APWG EU and a journal publication.

The 2021 CyberEDU will seek to promote the submitted papers in a similar way and invite authors to attend the project CyberLab: one spring edition in May 2022 in Vama Veche at the Black Sea and one winter edition in December in Lapland.

Important Dates 

Submission of abstract, one page:	1st of March 2021
Acceptance notification to author(s):	15th of April   2021
Submission of full paper, max five pages:	16th of July  2021

Submission Guidelines

Please submit an abstract of one/1 page pdf with main ideas including author name and affiliation, by 1/03/2021 by simple email to daria.catalui [at] protonmail [dot]com with subject CyberEDU Call Submission.

Final submissions must be drafted in English and need to comply with the Springer LNCS style guide, which can be found here and here. 

All submissions will be reviewed by at least 2 PC members and receive feedback.

Accepted Papers should be ready by 16/07 and as next steps:

1. be promoted through presentations in conferences;

2. be published in 2021 edition of Journal IJISC volume;

3. be invited to attend the CyberLab. 

Examples of Topics

Resilience in times of Covid-19

Learning on the go

Work from home office

Work from anywhere

Cyber exercises and their learning impact;

New ways to measure usefulness of training;

Threat landscape for CyberEDU;

Your approach on building up a cyber awareness programme;

Use of Hands on training;

Best practice in legislation supporting the cyber education field;

Introduction of gamified elements in cyber training;

Cyber education, training and exercises in developing countries;

 AI in cyber training;

 

General Co-chairs 

Dr. VISHIK Claire, INTEL

Dr. IKONOMOU Demosthenes, ENISA

Dr. DE PAOLI Stefano, Abertay University

Program Committee

AALTOLA Kirsi, VTT- Technical research centre of Finland

AUTOLITANO Simona, BSI

COCKBURN Louise, Quilter

CHANG Jessica, Robinhood Markets Inc.

DJEROUNI Myriam, LUXITH G.I.E.

FERNANDEZ-CERNUDA DIAZ Alejandro, Global Cyber Alliance

HELBIN Tomek, European Commission

Dr. LORENZ Birgy, Tallinn University of Technology

Dr. MARKATOS Evangelos, University of Crete and FORTH

Dr. MIHAI Ioan-Cosmin, Romanian Association of Information Security Assurance- ARASEC 

MARIS Koen, PwC

PEETERS Veerle, Deloitte consultancy

Dr. SHEPHERD Lynsay, Abertay University 

Dr. TAGHIZADEH Leila, SWIFT

Dr. THOMA Marios, ESDC- European Security and Defence College

VAHA-SIPILA Antti, creator of 'Elevation of privacy game' F-Secure company

WIERZBICKA Agnieszka, EEAS- European External Action Service

De ZAN Tommaso, Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security, University of Oxford

ZANFIR-FORTUNA Gabriela, Future of Privacy Forum

ZIEGLER Alexander, IBM company

Organizing committee

CATALUI Daria, initiator CyberEDU Call for Papers 

DMYTRYSHYNA Zoriana, APWG EU

ROTARIU Mihai, CERT-RO

Contact

All questions about submissions should go through daria.catalui [at] protonmail [dot] com  ATTN  CyberEDU CALL. 

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