The 12th IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (IEEE CNS 2024) marked a historic milestone as it was held outside the United States for the first time in Taipei, Taiwan, from September 30 to October 3, 2024. As the only conference in the IEEE Communications Society portfolio focusing exclusively on cybersecurity, this groundbreaking event in Asia brought together leading experts and researchers worldwide, including 104 specialists from 14 countries, such as the USA, Germany, Singapore, the UK, and Sweden. These experts gathered to exchange and share the latest research findings and trends in cybersecurity, fostering cross-border collaboration and development in the field.

The conference was successfully hosted in Taipei thanks to the dedicated efforts of Prof. Wei-Chung Teng, the TACC Project Principal Investigator, who worked closely with the committee to bring the event to Taiwan, underscoring Taiwan’s growing recognition in international cybersecurity research. Also, the event was chaired by Prof. Shi-Cho Cha, Director of the Taiwan Information Security Center at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, further showcasing Taiwan's pivotal role in advancing global cybersecurity knowledge.

Out of 119 submitted papers, 35 were accepted with a competitive acceptance rate of 29.4%. The Best Paper Award went to "ProFLingo: A Fingerprinting-based Intellectual Property Protection Scheme for Large Language Models" by researchers from Virginia Tech.The conference featured four distinguished keynote speakers: Prof. Willy Susilo from the University of Wollongong, Dr. Yoshihiro Ohba from Kioxia Corporation, Prof. Wenjing Lou from Virginia Tech, and Prof. Jianying Zhou from Singapore University of Technology and Design. Their talks covered crucial topics including cloud computing, homomorphic encryption, 5G network security, and cyber-physical system security.

The final day featured two significant joint workshops: the 9th IEEE International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems Security (CPS-Sec 2024) and the IEEE Cyber Resilience Workshop 2024. These workshops addressed cutting-edge topics including AI-driven anomaly detection in smart grids, LLM-based honeypot systems, and resilient edge computing. Dr. György Dán delivered a keynote speech on "Boosting Cyber Resilience with Human-in-the-loop AI."

Following this successful international expansion, IEEE CNS 2025 will continue its global journey to Avignon, France. Through collaboration with research institutions worldwide, we look forward to fostering the international exchange of cybersecurity techniques and creating broader horizons for innovative research in cybersecurity.