First of all this is not a usual *hacking* workshop. It will not be a demonstration of how to use scripts to crack systems. Rather, it will be about the far more interesting subject of designing secure systems.
This workshop will feature talks from some renowned security experts and demonstrations from security professionals.
One of the main reasons computer security is a major problem is that "hacking" was considered as "cool". We believe that engineering secure systems is more "cool".
The workshop will focus on two aspects: First we need to handle the mess we are currently in. We need to know how to protect ourselves from the highly insecure web. So this part will focus on knowing the tricks of the trade. All the currently popular attacks will be explained along with the ways to counter them. Again this will not mere "scriptkiddie" stuff!
The second part will the more interesting part of designing the future systems. It will deal with the mistakes committed that lead the current bad security scenario and how to go about designing systems that will be secure by nature. Of course this itself is a vast subject and we are planning to have an overview of what the current status is making the "ideal secure system".
The list of speakers and schedule of talks will be updated soon.