CYREN ZH

Bernhard Tellenbach: Cyber-Defence Campus
2023-07-06 16:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Zurich) | Digital Society Initiative, Eventroom, Rämistrasse 69, Zürich, 8001, Schweiz
Bernhard Tellenbach from armasuisse speaks about the Armasuisse Cyber-Defence Campus. After the keynote we invite you to a nice apéro!

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Cyber-Defence Campus: Working together to strengthen Switzerland’s cybersecurity

Cyber threats have substantially increased in recent years. To counter this growing threat, various measures were initiated in Switzerland, one of which was the establishment of the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus at armasuisse S+T in 2019. In this talk, Bernhard Tellenbach will first discuss what the CYD campus is , what its key tasks are, and why collaboration with academia and industry plays an important role in fulfilling our mission. To make such collaborations attractive for all parties involved, incentives and suitable instruments are needed. He will briefly present some of these instruments and take the opportunity to provide insights into some research highlights achieved with them. These include topics such as the security of electric charging, the vulnerability of substations in the power grid, or progress towards more secure communication networks and sovereign smartphones.

Bernhard Tellenbach is the head of the cyber security team of armasuisse Science and Technology’s Cyber-Defence Campus. He holds a Master (2005) and Doctor of Science (2012) degree from ETH Zurich in electrical engineering and information technologies. Before his current role, he lead the information security research group at Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Bernhard leads the Swiss Cyber Storm association, represents Switzerland in the steering committee of the European Cybersecurity Challenge coordinated by ENISA, heads the Cyber Security thematic platform of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), and is a member of the Cyber Security Advisory Board of SATW.

Student Poster Session
2023-06-01 16:00 - 18:30
We would like to invite you for a DSI Cybersecurity Community meeting that will be combined with a poster session of computer science students of the FS23 seminar “Ethical, legal and social issues of cybersecurity” (lecturers: Markus Christen and Melanie Knieps). In the poster session, the students will present their findings related to a self-chosen topics on ethical, legal or social aspects of cybersecurity.

Community members are invited to join the session, “grill” (and inspire) our students with questions and enjoy a nice apéro!(no registration needed)

Karen Renaud
2023-05-15 16:00 - 20:00
We are happy to invite you and your members (please share this e-mail) to the talk by Dr. Karen Renaud (University of Strathclyde) on Human-centered cybersecurity.

About the speaker:

Dr. Renaud is a Professor in Computer and Information Sciences at University of Strathclyde. She is one of the most decorated and influential researchers in human-centred security in the context of societal and industrial use, and is engaged in various projects to improve usability by testing solutions in practical situations.

Program (15th of May):

1600-1700h: Keynote Dr. Renaud (tentative Title: Human factors as part of the solution in Cybersecurity)

1700-1715h: Q&A

1715-1800h: Panel discussion with:

Dr. Karen Renaud (University of Strathclyde)

Andrea Tribelhorn (Partner, Detecon Schweiz / Präsidentin ISACA Switzerland Chapter, Vorstandsmitglied ISSS)

Tobias Schoch (CISO und Deputy CSO, AXA Switzerland)

Leo Niedermann (Head Security Culture & Awareness, Swiss Re)

Dr. Nico Ebert (Senior Researcher/Lecturer, ZHAW School of Management and Law)

After 1800h: Apéro riche

Kick Off CYRENZH
2022-11-30 09:00 - 20:00
On November 30th, the Cyber Resilience Network For The Canton Of Zurich (CYRENZH) was officially launched. The mission of CYRENZH, which is one of the successful applicants of the structural call of DIZH (Digitization Initiative of Zurich Universities), is to promote #knowledge exchange and #collaboration between actors from the public and private sectors as well as civil society. CYRENZH is a a joint effort between University of Zurich, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences and other practice partners aiming to build a network that will outlast its funding period (2022-2027).

The goal of CYRENZH is threefold: (a) to build a volunteer network, (b) to design new education programs, and (c) to stimulate interdisciplinary research. At the kick-off event, held at the Digital Society Initiative (UZH Digitalization) of the University of Zurich, keynote speaker Manuel Atug of the AG #KRITIS shared his experiences in establishing the #CyberHilfsWerk in Germany. In the morning workshop, the approximately 30 participants explored how volunteers might be deployed to increase cyber resilience in the Canton of Zurich. The afternoon workshop focused on the current situation of education and research in the Canton of Zurich: what education programs in cybersecurity already exist and what might still be missing? What research synergies exist among the participants and might these lead to new collaborations?

Thanks again to Manuel Atug and all participants for making this a very productive and delightful start into an exciting journey!
