SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
The IRIS web application in version 2.4.26 and possibly others does not protect its MFA validation (CVE-2026-16971) and user authentication (CVE-2026-18362) against brute-force attacks. Read More
The IRIS web application in version 2.4.26 and possibly others contains a logout functionality which is ineffective. Stolen session cookies can therefore be misused for a long time. Read More
The latest issue of the OCG Journal 02/26, dedicated to “Sustainability and Computer Science – The Potential of AI for Ecology and Climate,” highlights how digital technologies can contribute to a more sustainable future. Our researchers and experts contributed to this discussion by exploring the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in different domains. Read More
At the end of June, forty-seven female HTL students from across Austria participated in the two-day Code. Protect. Empower. – Cyber Security for Female Students workshop, gaining practical, hands-on experience in cybersecurity while exploring education and career opportunities in the field. Read More
Four members of our Machine Learning and Data Mining (MLDM) team – Tanja Šarčević, Yelyzaveta Klysa, Sabina Khazari, and Daryna Oliynyk – competed as team “4 braincells” in the Grand Finale of the CISPA European Cybersecurity & AI Hackathon Championship, finishing an impressive 4th place. Read More
Our colleague Walid Fdhila, senior researcher and team lead at SBA Research and senior researcher at the University of Vienna at the Faculty of Computer Science, gave a talk titled Trustworthy Decentralized Digital Ecosystems, during his stay as guest professor at the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Université de Tours, France. Read More
We congratulate our key researcher Maria Christakis, and Head of the Research Unit Software Engineering at TU Wien Informatics, on receiving a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for her project CIRCUZZ. Read More
The genucenter web interface before version 8.0p11 unnecessarily exposes sensitive SNMP authentication and encryption keys in its HTTP responses to users with the “Service” or “Admin” role. This exposure allows potential unauthorized access to network devices. Read More
SBA Research was proud to support OWASP Global AppSec EU 2026, one of Europe's leading conferences on application security, held from June 22–26, 2026, at the Austria Center Vienna.. The event brought together security researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to exchange knowledge, discuss emerging threats, and explore the latest developments in application security. Read More
SBA Research has proudly supported BSidesVienna as a Gold Sponsor for several years. We’re committed to fostering independent security research and collaboration within the cybersecurity community, and BSidesVienna is an excellent platform for advancing these goals. Read More
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. ∞