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

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23.11.2024
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28.11.2024
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05.12.2024

Recent News:

Mathias Tausig @Continuous Lifecycle & ContainerConf

On the 16th of November 2023, Mathias Tausig had the privilege of attending the Continuous Lifecycle & Container Conference organized by dpunkt/Heise. He also held a talk on “Sicherer Containerbetrieb mit Capabilities”. The event catered to practitioners in the realm… Read More
Continuous Lifecycle & ContainerConf Mathias Tausig

Gabriel Gegenhuber @GSMA FASG#27 Plenary

On the 7th of November, Gabriel Gegenhuber took the stage at the GSMA FASG#27 Plenary, showcasing his expertise in the dynamic field of mobile fraud and security. As an esteemed speaker, Gabriel presented an open-source framework for rapid distributed security testing and measurements, leveraging SIM tunneling technology. The… Read More

SBA @KIRAS Fachtagung

On October 24, 2023, the 13th KIRAS symposium took place, hosted by the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). Anja Klauzer presented the project “Gesamtstaatliche Erfassung der Resilienz im Kontext komplexer Krisenszenarien“ (G-Star), as well as a respective poster. It… Read More

SBA @HaPoC

On the 20th of October, Caroline Lawitschka from the University of Vienna and Philip König of SBA Research, gave the talk titled “Empowering Intellectual Workers Through AI-Generated Content,” which was entirely composed by ChatGPT at the HaPoC 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. This provocative endeavor showcased the potential… Read More
SBA @HaPoC

SBA @ITSecx

On the 13th of October, Fabian Obermann presented the talk with the title “Lessons from the Past: Using Git History to Detect Software Aging and Code Weaknesses” at FH St. Pölten’s IT-Security Community Exchange (IT-SECX). This study, conducted in collaboration with Dennis Toth, Philip König and Alexander… Read More
SBA @ITSecx

Bernhard Garn @COST Action NERO

On Oct 17, 2023, Bernhard Garn joined as MC member of Austria the meeting MC1 of the COST Action NERO (CA22164 – european Network on Extreme fiRe behaviOr). Copyright: MATRIS This meeting marks the start of this COST Action, which focuses… Read More

This Abstract Was Written by ChatGPT: Empowering Intellectual Workers Through AI-Generated Content

With this we explore the transformative potential of AI in facilitating interdisciplinary research, enhancing learning experiences, and reducing academic workload. It delves into specific AI-driven tools that can democratize knowledge access, benefit both generalists and specialists, and streamline administrative tasks. The presentation aims to stimulate discussions on responsibly harnessing AI… Read More

Doctoral Thesis Defense of Bernhard Garn

On Monday, October 9, 2023, Bernhard successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled ‘Design Theory Methods and their Applications to the Science of Security’ in his defensio. The committee was chaired by Martina Lindorfer (TU Wien) and in addition consisted of Edgar Weippl (University of Vienna), Rachel… Read More
Doctoral Thesis Defense of Bernhard Garn

Sebastian Schrittwieser @PriSec

On the 9th of October, Sebastian Schrittwieser had the pleasure to give a talk with the topic “ChatGPT und Co.: Revolution in der Arbeitswelt oder der neue Security-Albtraum?” at this years PriSec. The strategy forum for decision-makers from information security and data protection. PriSec brings together the… Read More
Sebastian Schrittwieser @PriSec

Blockchain-Babel: Challenges in developing precise terminology between law and technology in the context of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technologies

When (Tax) Law meets Blockchain Technologies: In this book chapter we discuss the current challenges that lawmakers and technologists face when trying to find a common understanding and terminology in the context of Cryptocurrencies. Title In German: Blockchain-Babel: Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung präziser Begrifflichkeiten zwischen Recht und Technik im Kontext… Read More