12th International Conference on Software Security (ICSS 2026)

12th International Conference on Software Security (ICSS 2026)

November 27 ~ 28, 2026, Zurich, Switzerland

https://acity2026.org/icss/index

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12th International Conference on Software Security (ICSS 2026) is traditionally, security in software has been thought to be something that can be easily added on as a patch, post-development, and sometimes even after the deployment of the software. According to the US-Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), “most successful attacks result from targeting and exploiting known, non-patched software vulnerabilities and insecure software configurations, many of which are introduced during design and code.” Hence, it is imperative that secure design, coding and testing principles as well as deployment and maintenance are thoroughly embedded in the software development lifecycle. At the same time, software security is very inter-disciplinary, as software is being developed for a variety of applications – web, Internet, database, single and distributed computer systems, etc.

Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to.

Topics of interest

• Software Security Attacks and Solutions
• Static and Dynamic Code Analysis for Software Security
• Validation, Verification and Testing for Software Security
• Virtualization and Cloud Computing for Software Security
• Cryptography for Software Security
• Firewalls and Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems for Software Security
• Software Penetration and Protection
• Measurements and Metrics for Software Security
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle
• Principles and Models for Secure Software Design
• Secure Coding Standards and Their Implementation
• Software Security for Wireless and Mobile Applications
• Software Security for Database Systems
• Software Security for Web and Internet Applications
• Security of Open Source Software
• Software Threats and Vulnerabilities
• Risk Analysis for Software Security

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by August 16, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from ICSS 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following journals.

• International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC)– Scopus, ERA Indexed
• International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) – ERA Indexed
• International Journal on Cryptography and Information Security ( IJCIS)
• International Journal of Security, Privacy and Trust Management (IJSPTM)
• International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA) – ERA Indexed
• Information Technology in Industry (ITII)

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline : August 16, 2026
• Authors Notification : October 24, 2026
• Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due : October 31, 2026

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