Why NDSS

The NDSS Symposium has grown into one of the world’s 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. It was organized as a workshop of the Privacy and Security Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) and was hosted by the Internet Society and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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.

Making the Internet More Secure

Through the collaborative sharing of top-tier research on systems security, the NDSS Symposium helps the Internet and research community:

Identify and mitigate potential new security attacks and vulnerabilities.
Develop and publish new security technologies, which can potentially be standardized in an open and accessible manner.
Through the fellowship program, nurture the next generation of Internet security researchers and practitioners who can embark on their careers with a strong network of collaborators.

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Each Event Offers:

Three days of the main NDSS Symposium and two days of co-located workshops
Over 120 peer-reviewed papers
Keynote speakers who are leaders in the field of systems security
Sponsor booths
Poster sessions
Networking breaks, lunches and socials

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Free and Open Access to Top-Tier Research

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. You can find all presented materials by accessing the program information for each year’s event. Videos of paper presentations are also available on YouTube.