SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
The KIRAS project Digital Atlas Austria 2.0, led by SBA Research, was successfully completed last month. The study offers insight into Internet-based services that are relevant and critical for Austria and presents their ownership structures and regulatory environments. By creating failure… Read More
The “Blockchain” hype of recent years increasingly attracts attention due to the financial aspects of Cryptocurrencies and raises interest in the opportunities offered by the underlying protocols. These technologies, commonly referred to as distributed ledger technologies (DLTs), cover several application areas. The increasing use of DLTs in both large enterprises… Read More
Thomas Konrad, Principal Security Consultant at SBA Research, was part of the 3rd edition of the WeAreDevelopers Live Week 2020. For 5 days, 30+ sessions consisting of hyper-focused coding sessions, hands-on workshops and live Q&A sessions were presented to the community… Read More
SBA Research and the Austrian Institute of Technology hosted the workshop “Cyber Resilience of Critical Infrastructures” during the CODE annual conference 2020 with around 60 participants. Resilience was specifically discussed in the context of hyperconnected software systems and what challenges and opportunities we face… Read More
Christian Kudera (PhD candidate at SBA Research) started his Industrial PhD research project beginning of December. AIM@IoT – Automated Identification of Security Threats and Malicious Activities in the Internet of Things – aims to collect IoT-relevant malicious empirical data, IoT-centric attack signatures, and IoT-specific technical threat intelligence. Through… Read More
Nicholas Stifter, SBA Research, wrote a great introductory article (in German) on Trust and Blockchains for the OCG magazine (Ausgabe 01-02, 2020). Read the full article here!
Austrian Flagship project IoT4CPS comes to an end after 3 yearsOver the last three years, the IoT4CPS project has addressed the challenges arising from the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in real industrial environments. Since in this context, in addition to cybersecurity issues, aspects of availability… Read More
Our first newsletter was sent out recently. If you have missed it, check it out here! Register for our newsletter to receive quarterly updates about SBA Research. Stay tuned for exciting news from our research groups and their projects! We’ll also let you… Read More
Gerald Sendera, data protection supervisor & legal counsel at SBA Research, moderated a Round Table at PriSec 2020 – Jahresforum für Privacy & Security – on the topic of Corona Prevention & Data Protection Limits. In the run-up to the event,… Read More
The European research project SCOTT – Secure Connected Trustable Things – with 59 key partners from 12 countries (incl. Brazil) focused on “trustable things that communicate securely”. The project provided comprehensive, cost-efficient solutions for wireless, end-to-end secure, trustable connectivity. The focus has been on vehicles, control systems and other things,… 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.... ∞