Attention! Calling all practitioners in the field of IT security! The 4th edition of the best Polish IT security conference, CONFIDENCE 2008, is taking place on May 16/17, 2008. Once again, the royal city of Cracow (Krakow), with a little help from the PROIDEA Foundation, will host the world's best specialists in the field. Gathered in the conference halls and pubs around the Main Square, our kind guests will present their latest achievements, exchange ideas, and answer question in an informal, laid back atmosphere. If you want to join the fun and present your work at this one of a kind event--answer our Call for Papers. Topics covered during the conference will include: - new discoveries and developments in the field of IT security - database security - computer forensics - systems and networks hardening - viruses, worms, and rootkits - IDS/IPS evasion - security of clustered systems - securing VoIP - return on security investment (ROSI) - standards and laws in IT security - secure programming - secure operating systems and applications - cryptography - and more! Talks and presentations will be given in the English languages. If you'd like be one of the speakers, send us the following pieces of information: - a short summary of your experience - a short intro to your presentation/talk Use this address: andrzej.targosz (at) proidea.org (dot) pl [email concealed] You cannot miss this conference. Cracow is closer than you think and the conference is priced to suit even those on a tight budget. We look forward to seeing you all at CONFIDENCE 2008. Confidence 2008 Team http://2008.confidence.org.pl/lang-pref/en/