Welcome to System Security Lab
System Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and to the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. It includes controlling physical access to the hardware, as well as protecting against harm that may come via network access, data and code injection, and due to malpractice by operators, whether intentional, accidental, or due to them being tricked into deviating from secure procedures.
The field is of growing importance due to the increasing reliance on computer systems in most societies. Computer systems now include a very wide variety of “smart” devices, including smart phones, televisions and tiny devices as part of the Internet of Things – and networks include not only the Internet and private data networks, but also Blue-tooth, Wi-Fi and other wireless networks.
Events
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Re-scheduled – Workshop In Hardware We Trust: Challenges and Opportunities of Hardware Security
2021/11/19
November 19, 2021 CAST e.V. hot topic Workshop In Hardware We Trust: Challenges and Opportunities of Hardware Security . Innovations in computing technologies continue to impact our daily lives at an increasing pace from smart phone to smart home, office, cities and factories and from autonomous cars and drones to intelligent cloud and energy systems. However, emerging technologies, such as Internet of Things and AI, can benefit people’s lives only when they are secure and trustworthy, posing many security challenges on the design of the adequate computing platforms. In particular, hardware security plays an important role, since hardware is at the heart of any computing platform. Hardware support is used for improving the performance or energy efficiency of systems on the one hand, and for increasing the trustworthiness on the other hand. In contrast to software, hardware is mostly believed to be trustworthy, but today, we know that this assumption is not justified anymore. Researchers in academia and industry have been investigating hardware security from many different attack and defense angles. It is of utmost importance to secure hardware because it is not only the foundation of our computer systems but also a trust anchor that enables protection for modern software. In this workshop distinguished experts from academia and industry will present their work and insights on various hardware security topics and supporting technologies to secure computing platforms. Read more at www.cast-forum.de/workshops/infos/299 .
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Alice & Eve Conference 2021
2021/05/21
May 21, 2021 Prof. Sadeghi confirmed as Invited Speaker at Alice & Eve Conference organised by Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands https://aliceandeve.cs.ru.nl
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CoronaDef Workshop @ NDSS Symposium 2021
2021/02/21
February 21-25, 2021 Prof. Sadeghi is moderator of a panel about Digital Technologies in Pandemic: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly which is part of the CoronaDef Workshop @ NDSS Symposium 2021 .
News
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Luca-App: Schwachstellen entdeckt
Unsere Analyseergebnisse der Luca-App in Spiegel Online und der FAZ. Hier weiterlesen: “Von Smudo bis Blockchain – so frickelt Deutschland an digitalen Helfern” (Spiegel Online am 11.04.2021) und “Wie die Luca-App von Angreifern missbraucht werden könnte” (FAZ am 14.04.2021)
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Paper accepted at FCCM Symposium 2021
The paper Trusted Configuration in Cloud FPGAs written by Shaza Zeitouni, Jo Vliegen, Tommaso Frassetto, Dirk Koch, Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi and Nele Mentens has been accepted for publication at the IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, May 9-12, 2021.
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Paper accepted at USENIX Security Symposium 2021
The paper CURE: A Security Architecture with CUstomizable and Resilient Enclaves written by Bahmani, Raad; Brasser, Ferdinand; Dessouky, Ghada; Jauernig, Patrick; Klimmek, Matthias; Sadeghi, Ahmad-Reza and Stapf, Emmanuel; has been accepted for publication at the top conference USENIX Security Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, 11.-13. August 2021
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Where to find us
The new CYSEC building is located on Kantplatz on the city center campus of the TU Darmstadt. ⠀ You can find us in S2|20, 3rd floor.