SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
Since 1980, the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy has been the premier forum for presenting developments in computer security and electronic privacy, and for bringing together researchers and practitioners in the field. For the first time, the 2020 Symposium took part as a full virtual conference. Despite the challenges… Read More
German version below Experts from epicenter.works, noyb.eu and SBA Research evaluated the Stopp Corona app of the Austrian Red Cross (ÖRK) with regards to data security and privacy. No critical security gaps were found, but there… Read More
As of March 13, 2020, Dimitris Simos holds a Guest Researcher appointment with US NIST and is affiliated with the Applied Computational Mathematics Division (ACMD) of the Information Technology Lab (ITL) [1]. In his capacity as an off-site collaborator, Dimitris will further strengthen the ties between SBA’s MATRIS group [2]… Read More
German version below SBA Research experts use reverse engineering to analyze the Android version of the Red Cross Stop Corona app for data security. Technical statement on the analysis. The Stop Corona app of the Austrian Red Cross has been raising questions since it went online some… Read More
We are all asked to stay home for the time being. Invest your home office time in further educating yourself with the SBA Live Academy Be sure to join in! Tuesday – Thursday from 13:00 to… Read More
Stay secure during Home Office. Almost overnight, most companies had to severely limit physical access to their offices. As more and more employees start working from home, connecting to their company network infrastructure, security becomes an immediate concern. Keeping IT systems up and running has never been more important than… Read More
A big thanks to all for participating in the sec4dev conference and bootcamp 2020! Due to the constantly growing number of participants at sec4dev and the great interest in our regular security MeetUps, we now reach more than 600 experts, and the trend is rising. Only through the… Read More
Congratulations to Johanna Ulrich! Another female scientist who supports SBA Research as a Key Researcher. Her research interests include network security and cloud security, and raising awareness for security and privacy in traditional engineering. She received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and… Read More
Deputy director of the Stockholm Resilience Center, Victor Galaz, opened the session with a key note on the possible social-ecological benefits of AI. After the initial introduction of the topic by Alexander Schatten (Senior Consultant) and Kevin Mallinger (Business Development Manager), the interdisciplinary participants were encouraged to discuss technological approaches… Read More
As partner of the CONCORDIA project SBA Research is hosting the CONCORDIA General Assembly on November 27-28, 2019 at Europahaus Wien. Find out more about the Concordia project
A new paper, “Systematization of Knowledge: The Design Space of Digital Payment Systems with Potential for CBD,” led by first author Judith Senn, research assistant at the University of Innsbruck, and co-authored by Aljosha Judmayer, researcher at the University of Vienna, Nicholas Stifter, researcher at SBA Research, ... ∞
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. ∞