SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
We had a great trip to Dublin, preparing for this year’s conference at the University College Dublin (UCD). Thanks to Mark Scanlon (@mrkscn) for showing us around. Special thanks to Dublin Conv. Bureau (@DublinMeetings) for your support.
Congratulations to Johanna Ulrich! Another female scientist who supports SBA Research as a Key Researcher. Her research interests include network security and cloud security, and raising awareness for security and privacy in traditional engineering. She received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and… Read More
3 days of IoT security training at SBA Research. Get prepared for future threats of IoT. The aim of the course is to teach developers and system administrators about the most common security problems of Internet-capable hardware (appliance, router, WiFi access point, webcam) and to provide them with the necessary… Read More
Alexander Schatten speaks with different experts about the current situation of complex and globally used IT systems. The participants try to answer the main question: Do we lose control over essential IT systems? Furthermore, what are the main reasons and their visible effects? A large number of topics were… Read More
Last Friday new photos have been made of all SBA team members. A big thanks to all employees at SBA who make this company great! As a research center, consultancy and as a workplace! For excellent IT-Security!
Deputy director of the Stockholm Resilience Center, Victor Galaz, opened the session with a key note on the possible social-ecological benefits of AI. After the initial introduction of the topic by Alexander Schatten (Senior Consultant) and Kevin Mallinger (Business Development Manager), the interdisciplinary participants were encouraged to discuss technological approaches… Read More
We had a great time at the second securepizza.club hosted by SBA Research (16.01.2020)! With over 40 participants, 30 pizzas, drinks and 2 very interesting IT security videos! A big thanks to all representatives from Research and Security Consulting ! In this way we are able to give students… Read More
Very interesting talk by Stefan Jakoubi (Head of Professional Services) and Andreas Boll (Security Consultant) about Supply Chain Security. In this talk we presented organizational & technical solutions which enhance the security level in your company! As an example problem for supply chain risks we looked into software dependencies… Read More
China and the Power of Information China sees the world as moving into the Information Age, where information has become the currency of national power, both economic and security. Chinese efforts to secure “information dominance,” whether at the strategic, operational, or tactical level, should be seen in this light. Read More
A group of SBA folks had a lot of fun learning more about the history of Niemetz and Schwedenbomben at the Schwedenbomben Workshop! Of course we had the most fun in making those delicacies!
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. ∞
A new paper, “Automated Reasoning for Indistinguishability in the CCSA,” co-authored by Laura Kovács, key researcher at SBA Research and full professor at the Faculty of Informatics of the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), and Matteo Maffei, key researcher at SBA Research and Professor at TU Wien, has been accepted for presentation at the 33rd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS). ∞
The 21th International Conference on Availability, Reliability, and Security (ARES 2026) took center stage in Linköping, Sweden, from August 24 - 27, 2026, offering a platform for experts and enthusiasts to explore the latest developments in the field. The conference was jointly organised by Linköpings universitet (LiU) and SBA Research. ∞