Security and Protection in Information Processing Systems: IFIP 18th World Computer Congress TC11 19th International Information Security Conference 22-27 August 2004 Toulouse, France

Security is probably the most critical factor for the development of the "Information Society". E-government, e-commerce, e-healthcare and all other e-activities present challenging security requirements that cannot be satisfied with current technology, except maybe if the citizens accept to waive their privacy, which is unacceptable ethically and socially. New progress is needed in security and privacy-preserving technologies. On these foundations, the IFIP/SEC conference has been establis...