SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
From October 5-6, 2022, the 6th heise devSec 2022 took place in Karlsruhe, Germany. The conferences´ theme: Secure software starts before the first row of code. Michael Koppmann and Mathias Tausig… Read More
On October 7th, 2022 the IT-SecX (IT Security Community Exchange) conference took place once again at the UAS St.Pölten. The motto of the event was "Cyber Defense". The yearly conference IT-SecX is a platform to exchange knowledge and information on trends, technologies and the latest developments in IT security. Read More
On September 15, 2022, SBA Research hosted the first round table for women-in-IT networks organized by the city of Vienna and DigitalCity.Wien. An impressive number of 30 networks, represented by 42 women, presented themselves, their mission, goals, and activities. Stephanie Jakoubi (SBA Research and… Read More
From September 26-30, 2022 Nicholas Stifter attended the 27th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS) in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he presented the paper “Opportunistic Algorithmic Double Spending: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Fork”. ESORICS has… Read More
The ACstyria Mobility Cluster represents a network of over 300 companies in the areas Automotive, Aerospace and Rail Systems. The core service of the cluster, which has been in existence since 1995, is the networking and support of Styrian companies along the entire value… Read More
This year, the 17th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS) took place in Munich from September 14th to 16th at the University of the Bundeswehr München. CORE group researcher Philip König gave the talk “Root Cause Analysis of… Read More
In order to establish and expand effective security levels for cyberspace, a joint cooperation between civil society, business, science and public authorities is necessary. Therefore, the Austrian “Cyber Security Platform” (CSP) was launched in 2015 by the Federal Chancellery (BKA) as a public-private partnership (PPP). The… Read More
sec4dev 2022 is over and wow wow wow - we are more than happy after having 4 days of great bootcamps, interesting talks and more than 170 participants, making the sec4dev Conference & Bootcamp a fantastic event!! From September 6-9, 2022 the TU Wien was turned into THE place to be for developers and everybody interested in security. Read More
From September 13-16, 2022, the European Cyber Security Challenge took place in Vienna, Austria. The ECSC is the culmination of cyber security challenges in European countries, with all participating countries striving to send the best security talents to the ECSC finals. With over 30… Read More
As part of the ICT Security Conference (September 14-15, 2022), a group of nine dedicated young researchers presented their scientific work in front of 1800 participants on the main stage of the Conference. A big thanks to the OCG IT Security Working… Read More
Last week, our annual event for partners and friends of SBA Research, IMPACT, brought together experts, practitioners, and decision-makers from research, industry, and the open-source community. The afternoon provided an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in security, AI, and innovation, celebrate our long-standing relationships, and mark 20 years of SBA Research’s contributions to cutting-edge cybersecurity and trustworthy digital innovation. ∞
A group of dedicated young researchers presented their work at the 22st ICT Security Conference on 16 and 17 September 2026, which was organized by the Austrian Armed Forces. ∞
A new paper, “Automated Reasoning for Indistinguishability in the CCSA,” co-authored by Laura Kovács, key researcher at SBA Research and full professor at the Faculty of Informatics of the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), and Matteo Maffei, key researcher at SBA Research and Professor at TU Wien, has been accepted for presentation at the 33rd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS). ∞