The following topics are dealt with: availability, reliability and security; distributed systems and grid; SOA security; enterprise security; intrusion and fraud detection; digital forensics and security in communication; cryptography; software security; privacy and trust; dependable systems and trusted computing; authentication and authorization; security & privacy enhancement in data warehouses; intrusion and network attack prevention; failure analysis & detection; security in distributed systems; security in ad hoc and mesh networks; security in contactless systems; risk management; security management and education; watermarking and steganography; secure software-development lifecycles and reuse; model-driven development and checklists; network security; signature and protection; information security.