SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
We’re excited to announce that Georg Merzdovnik, senior researcher at SBA Research, and Michael Pucher, researcher at SBA Research, delivered a compelling talk titled “The Hitchhikers Guide to Hacking Cheap Bluetooth Speakers“ at this year’s BalCCon. Read More
Our colleague Georg Merzdovnik, senior researcher and team lead of research group ISIS at SBA Research, hosted Hacker Jeopardy at Disobey 2026, one of Europe’s most well-known hacker and cybersecurity community events. ... Read More
We are incredibly proud of the Austrian hacking team KuK Hofhackerei, which secured 9th place at DEF CON CTF 33, one of the toughest and most renowned Capture the Flag competitions in the world. The DEF CON Capture the Flag competition is… Read More
We're excited to announce that Michael Pucher, a researcher at SBA Research, delivered a compelling talk titled "Here Be Dragons: Ghidra Decompiler API Adventures" at this year's BalCCon. Read More
On June 14, 2024, Matthias Eckhart attended the DCNA Young Scientists Networking Event and pitched his research on “Security-by-Design for Industrial Control Systems (ICSs).” The event was organized by the Disaster Competence Network Austria (DCNA) and hosted by the… Read More
Matthias Eckhart, researcher at SBA Research, has been named one of the CPS Rising Stars for 2024. Targeted at exceptional PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in academic careers in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), the selected rising stars were invited to participate in… Read More
A new paper, “Systematization of Knowledge: The Design Space of Digital Payment Systems with Potential for CBD,” led by first author Judith Senn, research assistant at the University of Innsbruck, and co-authored by Aljosha Judmayer, researcher at the University of Vienna, Nicholas Stifter, researcher at SBA Research, ... ∞
Last week, our annual event for partners and friends of SBA Research, IMPACT, brought together experts, practitioners, and decision-makers from research, industry, and the open-source community. The afternoon provided an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in security, AI, and innovation, celebrate our long-standing relationships, and mark 20 years of SBA Research’s contributions to cutting-edge cybersecurity and trustworthy digital innovation. ∞
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. ∞