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SBA @ Conference on Excellent research requires the right framework

June 10, 2025

In mid-May, Jeanine Lefèvre, head of Office of Equal Opportunities at SBA Research, attended the important Viennese conference on Excellent research requires the right framework which set the tone for non-discriminatory research. Around 80 experts in science, politics, and gender equality came together to discuss strategies for… Read More

SBA @ Conference on Excellent research requires the right framework

Detection of Null Pointer Dereference in MediaTek VoLTE Stack Firmware with sipgate and ISMK Stralsund

June 6, 2025

Together with sipgate and ISMK Stralsund, Gabriel Gegenhuber, researcher at SBA Research and University of Vienna, and Michael Pucher, researcher at SBA research, discovered and investigated a vulnerability in the Voice of LTE (VoLTE) stack that is broadly used within MediaTek-based smartphones. Read More

SBA Security Advisory – Null pointer dereference in MediaTek Modem (CVE-2025-20647)

June 6, 2025

In the Mediatek modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Read More

SBA @ Security Forum Hagenberg

June 4, 2025

In mid-May, our colleague Reinhard Kugler, applied research consultant at SBA Research, gave a talk on Tracing the Invisible: how to create Observability on Edge Devices with eBPF. His presentation focused on tracing protocols in embedded systems by instrumenting the kernel. He discussed protocols such as SPI, I2C, and… Read More

SBA Security Meetup – Secure Coding with Extra SLSA

May 31, 2025

In Midmay, we invited to our SBA Security Meetup on Secure Coding with Extra SLSA: A Secure & Spicy take, on Software Supply Chains! ... Read More

Markus Maier @ LACNIC43

May 30, 2025

Our colleague Markus Maier, Researcher at SBA Research and University of Vienna Research Group Security and Privacy, gave a talk on “In the Loop: An overview of Persistent Routing Loops on the IPv6 (and IPv4) internet” at the LACNIC43 conference in Sao Paulo, Brasil. ... Read More

Guest Talk: Jonas Juffinger (TU Graz)

May 29, 2025

We’re excited to welcome Jonas Juffinger from Daniel Gruss' group at Technische Universität Graz to SBA Research this coming Monday! Read More

AI5Production – Test Before Invest Project with Infraprotect

May 23, 2025

For over 25 years, Infraprotect has supported companies in the fields of crisis, emergency, risk, and security management, as well as crisis communication and R&D. The company provides tailored crisis management solutions to clients from a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, critical infrastructure, and public services. Read More

OCG Förderpreis 2025 Awarded to Daryna Oliynyk!

May 23, 2025

In 2025, the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) once again recognizes outstanding academic work in the fields of Computer Science and Business Informatics with the OCG Förderpreis and the OCG Förderpreis-FH. This year’s OCG Förderpreis goes to our research colleague Daryna Oliynyk for… Read More

OCG Förderpreis 2025 Awarded to Daryna Oliynyk!

Rudolf Mayer @ dHealth 2025

May 21, 2025

Our colleague Rudolf Mayer, senior researcher at SBA Research, gave a talk at the 2025 dHealth conference organised in Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria. ... Read More

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