11–12 September 2026 | UPES Dehradun, Uttarakhand |

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Themes & Topics • ICACSDF 2026

Conference Themes

ICACSDF 2026 invites high-quality original contributions related to Cyber Security and Digital Forensics. The topics listed below are indicative (not limited to). The conference is sponsored by IEEE UP Section.

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Conference Topics

The theme areas below reflect the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, privacy, and digital forensics.

Authentication and authorization of users, systems, and applications
Business models with security and privacy requirements
Case studies in security and privacy
Computer worms and viruses
Cryptographic techniques and protocols
Database issues in privacy protection
Electronic commerce, banking, and payment protocols
Encryption, authentication, and access control
File and file system security and privacy
Firewall technologies, policies, and trends
Hacking, cyber-terrorism, intrusion detection
Network security protocols
Security/privacy techniques, management, and protocols

Identity and privacy confidentiality
Applied cryptography in the cloud
Anonymity and authentication
Cryptographic implementation and testing
Cryptanalysis and attacks
Key distribution and management
Identity-based cryptography
Digital signatures and secure voting
Trust management

Threat modeling and vulnerability analysis
AI/ML-based cyber threat analysis
CTI sharing, consumption, interoperability
Deception technologies
Dynamic risk management analysis
Threat hunting and curation
Dark Web CTI exploration
Threat analysis for cyber-physical systems

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
Secure quantum computing
Quantum cryptanalysis
Quantum hacking
Quantum Internet
Device-independent cryptography

Securing smart contracts
Blockchain vulnerabilities and threats
Privacy solutions in blockchain
Identity management and blockchain security
Consensus mechanisms and security
Incident response in blockchain environments
Fraud detection and financial crime prevention

Deep learning / reinforcement learning for cyber defenses
Cyber vulnerability prioritization and remediation
Network intrusion detection and mitigation
Adversarial behavior modeling
Interpretable and robust cyber-systems

Enterprise security policies and governance
Risk management and compliance auditing
Incident response policies and effectiveness of controls
Continuous monitoring and assurance frameworks

Machine learning in evidence extraction
Malware analysis and attribution
Network, cloud, and mobile forensics
Big data forensics and non-traditional scenarios
Digital evidence law and policy

IoT device security and firmware security
IoT authentication and access control
Threat detection in IoT and critical infrastructure
IoT security standards and ecosystem protection

Secure SDLC, DevSecOps, and patch management
Static and dynamic application security testing
Supply chain security and memory safety
Secure coding and threat modeling

Preventing XSS and mitigating SQL injection
Authentication and session management
Secure HTTPS/TLS, CSP, CSRF protection
API security and web DoS/DDoS protection

Penetration testing methodologies
Automated security testing tools
Red Team vs. Blue Team exercises
Post-breach security auditing and continuous monitoring

Cryptographic protocols for secure communication
TLS, IPSec, secure key exchange
Zero Trust security protocols
Security protocols in IoT and wireless networks

Static vs dynamic malware analysis
Behavioral analysis and detection
APT detection and memory forensics
Ransomware analysis and prevention

Steganography and steganalysis
Digital watermarking for media security
Reversible data hiding methods
Watermarking in cloud and encrypted domains

Database encryption and access control
SQL injection prevention and auditing
Operating system hardening and patch management
Database activity monitoring and intrusion detection

Cloud IAM and identity access management
Cloud security compliance and isolation
Zero Trust architecture for cloud
Cloud threat detection, monitoring, and DLP
Securing cloud APIs

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