One of the longest-running computer security conferences.
This year‘s edition:
Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) ACSAC 2025 | Dec 8-12
The final paper in this session was Yadav et al.'s "Non-Bare-Metal User-Space Control-Flow Attestation" on secure low-overhead #CFA for user-space apps despite OS-level adversaries. (https://t.co/QNLd4TvWlR) 6/6
#ControlFlowAttestation#TrustedExecution
For this #ThrowbackThursday, we will look at #ACSAC2025's Virtualization and Cloud Security session. The links in this thread will lead you to the paper pdfs and the slide decks, so be sure to check them out! 1/6
Fourth in the session was Schulze et al.'s "TrustLeech: Privileged System Analysis using Nested Virtualization" introducing an on-demand nested analysis layer for robust VM introspection. (https://t.co/ZfUDkDAIOu) 5/6
#Virtualization#VirtualizationSecurity#ThreatDetection
📣 Today is the day, folks! 📣 The DEADLINE for PAPERs and workshop submissions to #ACSAC2026 is TODAY! Good luck to everyone still polishing theirs! Once ready be sure to submit on time: https://t.co/rpK6I9Chgw
Concluding the session was Li et al.'s "Understanding the Security Impact of CHERI on the Operating System Kernel," showing CHERI can block many severe kernel flaws with modest effort. (https://t.co/lLE3Dn07MV) 6/6
#KernelSecurity
For this #ThrowbackThursday, we will look at #ACSAC2025's first System Security session. The links in this thread will lead you to the paper pdfs and the slide decks, so be sure to check them out! 1/6
Fourth in the session was Kang et al.'s "ELK: Effective Lock-and-Key Technique for Temporal Memory Safety on Embedded Devices in ARMv8-M" introducing efficient pointer-embedded keys for temporal memory safety on ARMv8-M MCUs. (https://t.co/SjbMZoNMXR) 5/6
#EmbeddedSystemsSecurity
📣 There is exactly only one week left until the #ACSAC2026 technical paper deadline: 26th May 📣 Make sure to register and submit your paper on time. All the infos are in the call on our website: https://t.co/rpK6I9Chgw
Ending the session, we saw Gao et al.'s "Fooling Machine's Eyes: Unicode Modifier Letter Evasion Attack" reveal how Unicode modifier letters let malicious commands evade detection. (https://t.co/iTQ36LgIkM) 6/6
#AttackDetection#ThreatHunting#IDN#UnicodeSecurity
For this #ThrowbackThursday, we will look at #ACSAC2025's Network Security and Privacy session. The links in this thread will lead you to the paper pdfs and the slide decks, so be sure to check them out! 1/6
The fourth talk was De Boeck et al.'s "Big broker is tracking you! A privacy assessment of large-scale location trace datasets," exposing how brokered location data can reveal identities, homes, workplaces, and social ties. (https://t.co/FC2RNRvIfc) 5/6
#Privacy#LocationData