SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
On October 1st, 2021 SBA Research will be at the IT-SECX, the annual conference of UAS St. Pölten. You will have the opportunity to chat with us at the SBA booth and attend the expert talks of Philipp Reisinger and Martin Grottenthaler; they will give… Read More
Authors from SBA Research & TU Wien (Anastasia Pustozerova, Andreas Rauber, Rudolf Mayer) published the paper “Training Effective Neural Networks on Structured Data with Federated Learning” at the AINA-2021 conference. Visit the FeatureCloud project and… Read More
futurezone.at interviewed Edgar Weippl, covering a wide array of topics from the advancement of young talents to Blockchain to critical infrastructures. In the light of the increasing digitalization, two issues are more important than ever: protecting privacy and securing the integrity of information. The systems we build today are… Read More
The second virtual ARES & CD-MAKE conference was held from August 17 to August 20, 2021. We were proud to welcome over 340 participants from 39+ countries to this second all-digital ARES & CD-MAKE conference! The four conference days were filled with internationally renowned keynote speakers,… Read More
The Cyber Security Quiz, a learning and gaming app for learning security and privacy, is nominated in the category “Education and human resources development” of this year eAward. We are all online almost every day. But few know the footprint we leave on the internet and the dangers… Read More
As one of four experts, Edgar Weippl was interviewed for the most recent issue of South Tyrol’s “Zett” am Sonntag. In his statement, he sheds light on cyber espionage on state level and illustrates some worrying consequences of the – due to the pandemic – hastened digitalization of businesses. Furthermore,… Read More
SBA Research is happy to announce that the KIRAS project “G-Star: Gesamtstaatliche Erfassung der Resilienz im Kontext komplexer Krisenszenarien“ was granted. Kevin Mallinger and Johanna Ullrich (SBA Research) will be working on the project in cooperation with the BKA (Federal Chancellery Republic Austria), BMI… Read More
The IT sector in Austria makes a substantial contribution to the Austrian economy. Due to a shortage of skilled, it is in danger of running out of steam. The fact that there are not enough female technicians is mainly due to the traditional role model in IT. In the interview… Read More
DECSYS, SBA’s Decentralized Systems Group, and their BRIDGE project SESC – Secure Execution of Smart Contracts have recently been featured as an FFG Success Story. DECSYS conducts research beyond hype topics like cryptocurrencies in order to achieve a better understanding of DLT requirements, identify… Read More
In this episode of “Mayrs Magazin” covering the Pegasus affair, Edgar Weippl explains why end user devices are the best attack points in mobile communication.
From September 19 to 21, around 65 talented and curious women and FINTA* immersed themselves in the exciting world of cybersecurity at the University of Vienna. This continuing education and networking program is unique in Europe and is designed to make it easier to enter and advance in IT security. ... ∞
The 20th International Conference on Availability, Reliability, and Security (ARES 2025) took center stage in Ghent, Belgium, from August 11-14, 2025, offering a platform for experts and enthusiasts to explore the latest developments in the field. Co-located with ARES 2025 was the 8th International Symposium for Industrial Control System & SCADA Cyber Security Research.... ∞