Celebrating the winners of the first Fraunhofer CyberStar Award
The winners of the first Fraunhofer CyberStar Award (FCSA) were announced today: They are Eyal Ronen, Ph.D., from the Tel Aviv University and... [mehr]
Fraunhofer-Institut für Sichere Informationstechnologie SIT
Fraunhofer researchers hack Bluetooth locks from Tapplock
Cumbersome rummaging around for the bike lock or locker key is no longer necessary with a modern Bluetooth lock: You simply close the lock using... [mehr]
Fraunhofer researcher wins German IT Security Award
The award was presented on Thursday during a virtual innovation conference in the presence of award founder Dr. Horst Görtz and the Hessian... [mehr]
Conference radar for cybersecurity
Writing and publishing scientific articles holds great significance for researchers: they serve as a presentation of their work results, a summary... [mehr]
Color barcode becomes ISO standard
Black and white barcodes can be found everywhere in everyday life: on packaging, parcel shipping labels, on the backs of books and more. However,... [mehr]
Danger over the phone
The security experts at Fraunhofer SIT tested a total of 33 VoIP telephone devices from 25 different manufacturers for flaws and vulnerabilities.... [mehr]
Innovations for more Cyber Security
During the twelve-week program, the teams with participants from both countries developed solution approaches for the security of 5G networks, for... [mehr]
Spoofed Web Certificates
A research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT in Darmstadt, Germany, has found a way to issue fraudulent... [mehr]
Your Smartphone is Watching You: Dangerous Security Holes in Tracker Apps
Darmstadt. Tracker apps provide a means for legitimate personal tracking, i.e. for parents to locate their children. Many tracker apps, however,... [mehr]