Author: Regula Sprecher
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We Hacked the Hacker
Think cybersecurity is dull? Think again! Members and partners from CYREN ZH, including ETH Zürich, University of Zurich, and ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, played the Escape Room at Switch. We hacked the hacker!!! Not only was it super fun, but it also vividly highlighted the importance of using lengthy passwords and passphrases. Thank you Fabio Greiner for playing with us. Looking…
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Preventing cyber incidents in organizations: What can we learn from 100 years of safety research?
If a cyber incident is successful in an organization, an external attacker is often involved. However, many causes lie within the organization, e.g. insufficiently secure processes, systems or insecure behaviour. There are direct parallels here between cybersecurity and the area of safety. The difference, however, is that the field of safety and safety research is over a…
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Parldigi-Masterclass
The number of cyberattacks has risen sharply in recent years and poses major challenges for government institutions, companies, and the general public. The topic of cyber security is therefore becoming increasingly important. In this context, restrictive measures are often imposed on people. CYRENZH co-lead Dr. Melanie Knieps from the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) at the University…
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Cybersecurity Clinic
Cybersecurity experts are lacking in number and diversity of skills. The “Cybersecurity Clinic” concept, first conceptualized by the Cybersecurity Consortium at Berkeley and financially supported by Google, tries to tackle this issue by engaging students from various backgrounds. Under the supervision of competent facilitators – experts from academia and the industry – the cyberclinic seeks…
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Ethical Hacking – GObugfree 2023
Ethical hackers play a crucial role in preventing the theft and misuse of data by malicious attackers who often exploit vulnerabilities within an organization. These vulnerabilities can either be pre-existing or may have emerged over time. Bug Bounty Programs act as intermediaries between ethical hackers and organizations seeking external assistance. They delineate the scope of…
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Cryptography in the Wild
Cryptography in the Wild As part of the CYRENZH and DSI Cybersecurity Community event series, we had the pleasure to learn from Prof. Kenny Paterson (ETH Zurich, D-INFK) about “Cryptography in the Wild”. In an engaging presentation, Prof. Paterson explained the two goals of this line of research: namely to either try to find vulnerabilities in the system…
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To Play Or Not To Play
Play is an essential human experience or, as Schiller put it, Because, to put it bluntly, man only plays when he is fully human, and he is only fully human when he plays. Source: Schiller, F., Theoretische Schriften. Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen, 1793-1794. Fünfzehnter Brief Games have great…
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Leveraging Games for Education – Perspectives from Cybersecurity and Sustainability
Last week, I had the privilege to speak at the #SecurityAwarenessDay, where I had the opportunity to learn from outstanding speakers and interact with enthusiastic attendees. One key insight that emerged was the challenge of actively involving people in learning about cybersecurity, which requires “capturing their attention”. A new approach to learning – the use of games – was addressed…
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Towards Cyber-Resilient Critical Infrastructures and Societies
Towards cyber-resilient critical infrastructures and societies: The cases of the european union, norway and Switzerland As part of the CYRENZH and DSI Cybersecurity Community event series, we had the pleasure to welcome Prof. Sokratis Katsikas. Sokratis is Director of the Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors (NORCICS) and Professor with the Dept. of Information Security and Communication…
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Cyber-Defence Campus: Working Together To Strengthen Switzerland’s Cybersecurity
As part of the CYRENZH and DSI Cybersecurity Community event series, we had the pleasure to welcome Bernhard Tellenbach. Bernhard is the head of the cyber security team of armasuisse Science and Technology’s Cyber-Defence Campus. In his presentation, Bernhard first provided a general introduction into the mission of the Cyber-Defence Campus, which includes early identification of trends in…