SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
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.
Starting today, the 26th conference on Applications of Computer Algebra (ACA’2021) takes place in a virtual setting until next Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Dimitris Simos, the leader of SBA Research’s MATRIS research group, serves as the program chair. The conference is organized… Read More
On July 6th, as part of the TU Wien course “Digitale Kompetenzen @ Parlament”, our Key Researchers Martina Lindorfer and Johanna Ullrich gave lectures for members and staff of the Austrian parliament. They covered the topics security, networks and cyber-physical systems. … Read More
Today, Klaus Kieseberg of the MATRIS research group presented the paper “On the applicability of combinatorial methods to disaster exercise generation”, a joint work between Bernhard Garn, Klaus Kieseberg, Dominik Schreiber and Dimitris E. Simos (all MATRIS… Read More
SBA and AIT are hosting the workshop “Is this you? Identity and Authenticity in the Digital Age” at the annual CODE conference of the Bundeswehr University Munich on the 21st July 2021 (09:30-12:30). The CODE Annual Conference is an excellent medium for presenting current scientific developments to a… Read More
Johanna Ullrich (SBA Research) and Otmar Lendl (CERT.at) were guests in “Punkt Eins” (Ö1) and answered questions from the audience. Cybercrime is increasing in quantity as well as quality, and everyone who is connected via the Internet may… Read More
Rudolf Mayer, head of our Machine Learning and Data Management Group (MLDM), is one of the guest editors of ERCIM News’ current issue on privacy-preserving computation. He and his team also contributed an article about WellFort, a… Read More
Within just one week, Michael Wagner attended IWOCA2021 and the 2021 World Congress on Global Optimization (WCGO 2021). Scientists, engineers, mathematicians and practitioners from a variety of related disciplines exchanged ideas and presented original research results in the theory and applications of… Read More
Stephanie Jakoubi, SBA’s Head of Strategic Partner Management, has collected 200 inspiring stories from women in IT. We are also proud to welcome our 56th FEMtech intern and are piloting a new initiative for female STEM students. Read more here (in German). Read More
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.... ∞