Floragasse 7 – 5th floor, 1040 Vienna

SBA Research is a research center for Information Security
funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.

Upcoming Events:

OWASP Chapter Vienna Meetup x SBA Security Meetup
31.03.2026
SBA @ SAINT 2026
10.04.2026
securepizza.club 2026
16.04.2026

Recent News:

Dean Cheng gives Security Talk on “China and the Power of Information”

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

SBA @ Schwedenbomben Team Event

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!
SBA @ Schwedenbomben Team Event

Merry Christmas!

SBA Research is wishing you Merry Christmas! If you want to keep your brain in shape over the holidays please refer to our Santa Claus riddle. Happy & peaceful holidays to all of you!… Read More
Merry Christmas!

Edgar Weippl joins University of Vienna as full professor

We are proud to announce that our research director Edgar Weippl got accepted as full professor for security & privacy at the University of Vienna. In addition to his role at SBA Research, he will take up his new responsibilities in early January 2020. Congratulations!… Read More

From Austria to America – PEZ love

Meet Brandon – a passionate PEZ collector! After a long journey from Austria to the US, the SBA Research PEZ candy packs have arrived at Brandon’s home. We are very happy that we were able to support Brandon with his collection! 
From Austria to America – PEZ love

Rudolf Mayer @ workshop “AI for Production”

Rudolf Mayer was one of five experts that gave input and practical experience at the workshop “AI for Production”, hosted by the platform Industrie 4.0 in cooperation with the Mechatronik Cluster. He chaired the discussion group on the topic “is machine learning safe?”. Read More
Rudolf Mayer @ workshop “AI for Production”

SBA supports BSides 2019

Supporting BSides enables us to emphasize the emerging need for IT-Security in Austria and Europe. BSides features a series of international events promoting independent security research and education as well as discourse and collaboration within the community. Bringing this year´s edition to Vienna provided a great opportunity… Read More

SBA Research hosts two Charity Punsch Sessions!

As every year SBA Research is going to host two punch sessions at Graben 31, 1010 Vienna. Come and visit us, every punsch you drink will be donated to Lions Club Wien Vindobona. With your help many different projects and people in need can be supported. So join… Read More
SBA Research hosts two Charity Punsch Sessions!