SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
We_0wn_Y0u, a CTF team comprised of SBA researchers and students/alumni of TU Wien, secured the 9th place at RuCTFE, out of almost 400 registered participants. This was made possible by the support of 40 students from the Capture the Flag SE LVA at TU Wien, despite RuCTFE being the first… Read More
At the security and safety practice day of Platform Industry 4.0 Alexander Schatten talked about social engineering and how to enter IT systems, steal money or trick someone to get into an office building without getting recognized as an intruder.
At the 32nd Mercur Innovations Award from WKO Wien Stephanie Jakoubi talked about security champions, opportunities and security risks of digitalization and the gap of security experts. Security champions could be a way of closing that gap. Read More
SBA Research was presenting their fundet IKT der Zukunft project about decentralized Identities in the blockchain at the FFG event on November 13, 2019. Stephanie Jakoubi and Dominik Beron (Danube Tech) talked about the research questions and how to set up a research project. Twitter
Christian Kudera is selected as one of 15 NGI Explorers from a total of 130 applicants. NGI Explorers [1] is the program to launch Europe’s best Internet talent into technology expeditions to the United States, catalyzing the impact of their disruptive ideas. Explorers get immersed in… Read More
Stefan Jakoubi and Yvonne Poul gave a talk on “Supply Chain Risk Management” at the LSZ event on “Industry 4.0”, taking place on November 21, 2019 in Graz. Read more
The submission deadline has been extended until November 25, 2019! Submit now and join the family: https://sec4dev.io/call-for-proposals Made for the makers We focus on practical, applicable, hands-on, and security-related contents for folks involved in software development. Apart from technical aspects, sec4dev also covers organizational, legal, and… Read More
Philipp Reisinger gives a talk at the “Security in the Age of Industry 4.0 and Digitization” hosted by CONECT on November 20, 2019. Current developments including progressive digitization, connectivity and industrial evolution represent great threats to economy and society. OT security has become crucial to preventing increased vulnerability. Philipp… Read More
Ludwig Kampel joined the conference on Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences 2019 (MACIS), http://macis2019.gtu.edu.tr/ ,which took place from 13th to 15th November at Gebze Technical University in Gebze/Istanbul. MACIS is a biennial conference aiming to bridge the domains of data fusion, preprocessing, mapping, knowledge representation as well… 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.... ∞