The panel will be moderated by Rick Wash. The recent Linux systems will be discussed by Matt Fanto. He is the maintainer of OpenPaX and a frequent user of SELinux. The recent OpenBSD systems will be discussed by and Marius Eriksen. Marius is a frequent OpenBSD contirbutors and is responsible for the Linux systrace port.
Software Protection Mechanisms are OS tools that add additional security and protection to the operating system against software vulnerabilities. This will be a panel discussion comparing the implementations and philosophies behind the recent systems for both Linux and OpenBSD. Example mechanisms are PaX vs. W^X, SELinux vs. systrace, privsep, etc.