SBA Research is a research center for Information Security funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.
At the end of June, forty-seven female HTL students from across Austria participated in the two-day Code. Protect. Empower. – Cyber Security for Female Students workshop, gaining practical, hands-on experience in cybersecurity while exploring education and career opportunities in the field. 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. ... Read More
At the end of January, Shecurity – Women in Security visited the Austrian Armed Forces and was given an exclusive insight into the Military Cyber Center by Lambert Scharwitzl. Afterwards, the group watched the talk “We Know Where… 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. ∞