CCF CSecurity2022: CPublisher: USENIX
HotSecUSENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Security
HotSec is a rank C conference in Network and Information Security in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. HotSec 2021 takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
HotSec 2021: call for papers timeline
- Oct 13, 2021, 11:59 UTCPaperExtendedCommunity data · unverified
- ExtendedLocal timeConferenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗
Past editions
Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates
| Year | Paper deadline | Acceptance | Papers (dblp) | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-10-12AoE | — | — | Extended | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from.
CCF list
HotSec in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF C Network and Information Security · no. 24
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF C Network and Information Security
- Name in the list
- USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Security
- Publisher
- USENIX
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide. What counts, case by case →
FAQ
About HotSec
What CCF rank is HotSec?
HotSec is a rank C conference in Network and Information Security in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
Do HotSec workshop and short papers count as CCF C?
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.
In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines
Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).