# USENIX Security — USENIX Security Symposium

- **Submission deadline**: 2027-01-19
- **Conference date**: 2027-08-11
- **Location**: Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Rankings**: CCF A · CORE A* · QUALIS A1
- **Conference Partner Index**: 93.2/100 (ranked #22, confidence 1.00, algorithm 1.1) — how this is computed: https://www.myhuiban.com/ranking
- **Trackers**: 289
- **Attendees**: 16
- **Canonical page**: https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/292

## Acceptance history

| Year | Submitted | Accepted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1316 | 246 | 18.7% |
| 2020 | 977 | 157 | 16.1% |
| 2019 | 729 | 113 | 15.5% |
| 2018 | 524 | 100 | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 522 | 85 | 16.3% |
| 2016 | 463 | 72 | 15.6% |
| 2015 | 426 | 67 | 15.7% |
| 2014 | 350 | 67 | 19.1% |
| 2013 | 277 | 45 | 16.2% |
| 2012 | 222 | 43 | 19.4% |

## Call for papers

Symposium Topics Refereed paper submissions are solicited in all areas relating to systems research in security and privacy. This topic list is not meant to be exhaustive; USENIX Security is interested in all aspects of computing systems security and privacy. Papers without a clear application to security or privacy of computing systems, however, will be considered out of scope and may be rejected without full review at the discretion of the chairs. System security Operating systems security Distributed systems security Cloud computing security Network security Intrusion and anomaly detection and prevention Network infrastructure security Denial-of-service attacks and countermeasures Wireless security Analysis of network and security protocols Security and Privacy for Web, Mobile, and Emerging Technologies Web Mobile IoT VR/AR Games Software Security Malware analysis Forensics and diagnostics for security Automated security analysis of source code and binaries Program analysis Fuzzing and vulnerability discovery Security of ML Read this entire section to prevent desk rejection USENIX Security is a systems security venue. ML-focused contributions must be relevant to the broader systems security community This topic is not meant for papers that propose/evaluate/improve ML-based techniques for a security task. Such papers should select the topic most closely related to the task. Privacy of ML Read this entire section to prevent desk rejection USENIX Security is a systems security venue. ML-focused contributions must be relevant to the broader systems security community This topic is not meant for papers that propose/evaluate/improve ML-based techniques for a privacy task. Such papers should select the topic most closely related to the task. Privacy and Anonymity Privacy metrics Anonymity Privacy-preserving computation Privacy attacks Surveillance and censorship Human Aspects Usable security and privacy Security and privacy law, policy, and/or ethics Security education and training Understanding, measuring, quantifying, and protecting users from: information manipulation, mis/disinformation, harassment, extremism, and abuse via qualitative and quantitative methods Hardware security Secure computer architectures Embedded systems security Cyber-physical systems security Methods for detection of malicious or counterfeit hardware Side channels Automated security analysis of hardware designs and implementation Applications of cryptography Analysis of deployed cryptography and cryptographic protocols Cryptographic implementation analysis New cryptographic protocols with real-world applications Blockchains and distributed ledger security

## Related conferences

- USENIX ATC — USENIX Annual Technical Conference — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/605
- VehicleSec — USENIX Symposium on Vehicle Security and Privacy — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/5448
- S&P — IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/289
- FAST — USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/323
- WebApps — USENIX Conference on Web Application Development — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/789

## Related journals

- Network Security — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/402
- Security Informatics — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/434
- International Journal of Information Security — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/854
- Computers & Security — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/29
- IEEE Security & Privacy — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/31

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