2019 is the year when worlds collide. It was the pleasure of RI CODE, ITIS e.V., and Team localos to fight together with the participating teams against the darkness during the Capture the Flag (CTF) 2019 „The 5th Element – It mu5t be found“. The fifth CTF started on 22nd...

Over the last decade, a conspicuous increase in the number of vulnerabilities coupled with a paucity of detailed information about them has hindered qualified vulnerability analysis, and consequently, resulted in multiple outstanding vulnerabilities in the wild. Fig. 1 illustrates the number of vulnerabilities reported in 2019. For instance, in January...

Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) are driven by large quantities of data, which often raises security and privacy concerns (see Figure). With the introduction of new privacy laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU, there is a need to conduct R&D on approaches...

Europe’s continued ability to provide important public services and promote economic development is heavily dependent on digitalisation and information and communication technologies. However, the digital infrastructure required to enable this is increasingly becoming a target for attacks aimed at simultaneously undermining democracy and influencing governmental processes. Furthermore, the exposure of...

On the 16th and 17th of this October, in the European cybersecurity awareness month and the Luxembourgish cybersecurity events week, the CONCORDIA OPEN DOOR event made its debut in the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. One hundred participants from both industry and academia, including also representatives of some...

Introduction We constantly leak personal data to various entities while browsing the web or generally interacting with web services. For example, such leaks happen when we use mobile apps or visit shopping and news websites, all of which may display advertisements to us. Interestingly, during our browsing, we are typically...

The annual ENISA-FORTH summer school is delivering sessions on cybersecurity trends and topics as well as focused and specialized training sessions on various aspects. This year the summer school included inspired keynote speeches and presentations of experts in the fields of cryptography, malware detection, cyber defense, quantum computing, blockchain and...

  «To really have an impact in research and development, it is necessary to think big, diverse, and inclusive.» Today, we have unquestionable evidence that gender diversity brings benefits. Men and women complement each other in their skills, attitude towards risk and collaboration, bringing different perspectives to the workplace. The cybersecurity field, like others,...