Transferring Cyber Security into Society
On January 17, Wirtschaftswoche published the article “How cyber criminals could be legally hunted”. The article discusses the dilemma facing criminal investigators in the pursuit of cybercrime.
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Exploring Contrasting Effects of Trust in Organizational Security Practices and Protective Structures on Employees’ Security-Related Precaution Taking
Disinformation – A Threat to Democracy and Technological Responses
On December 14, acatech held a themed conference on the current significance of disinformation and its social relevance.
Online Election of the Executive Board of the German Informatics Society (GI).
By December 8, 2,785 GI members had elected their board of directors, mostly online. The election was accompanied by individual and universal verification tools implemented by an independent third party using the POLYAS interface specification.
Dissertation Award for Scott Thiebes
Dr. Scott Thiebes was awarded this year’s dissertation award in the area IT security by the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD) for his outstanding dissertation on “A Socio-Technical Analysis of Genetic Privacy and its Role in Genetic Data Sharing”, which he completed at KIT last year.
Article on Online Federal Elections Published in CR
The article “Online-Bundestagswahlen – Verfassungsrechtliche Grenzen und technische Herausforderungen” (Online federal elections – constitutional limits and technical challenges) by Amina Gutjahr, Indra Spiecker gen. Döhmann, and Melanie Volkamer has been published in the current issue of the journal Computer und Recht (CR 2023).
Martin Kleppmann as Guest at KASTEL Security Research Labs
On Thursday, 10 October 2023, KASTEL Security Research Labs welcomed Martin Kleppmann as speaker of the KASTEL Distinguished Lecture Series in Cyber Security.
Misuse-Resistant Digital Surveillance
Security protocols to make legally required monitoring of digital communications more resistant to misuse and mass surveillance
Partner in the New Project “Universitäres Telemedizinnetzwerk”
The Chair of Privacy and Security is a new partner in the “Universitäres Telemedizinnetzwerk” (university telemedicine network).
White Paper: Using Data Treasure for AI, Preserving Data Protection with AI.
“Lernende Systeme” Germany’s platform for artificial intelligence aims to shape the growing importance of learning systems for the benefit of society and business.