Office for the Protection of the Federal Constitution: Suspicous, Suspicious
28-02-2012 14:41 by Marita Güngerich

Quickly save the world (against all the evil mail writers): the Office for the Protection of the Federal Constitution ("Bundesverfassungsschutz") scanned about 37 mio emails for suspicious keywords in 2010. Whoever sent words like "bomb" could be among the targets...
See an interview with Prof. Dr. Joachim Posegga and Prof. Dr. Gerrit Hornung from the Institute of IT-Security and Security Law of Passau University given to the Bayerische Rundfunk for the "Abendschau" on Feb. 27th, 2012. Go to the interview (in German)

 

EU Framework Program "WebSand" launched to secure the Web
26-04-2011 14:41 by Marita Güngerich

In cooperation with partners from research and industry, the Institute of IT-Security and Security Law of Passau
University has launched the “WebSand” project, which is funded by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program for Research and Technological Development. The joint project, which will run for three years, is aimed at facilitating the creation of secure Web applications and will thus protect both browsers and users from misuse. The University of Passau (Germany), the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and the Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) are partnered on the industrial side by Siemens and SAP. Initial project results are expected this year. Read more  / Go to project website

 

New Professor at the Chair of Public Law, IT Law and Legal Informatics
31-03-2011 14:41 by Marita Güngerich

Prof. Dr. Walter Schweitzer, President of Passau University, handed the certificate of appointment to Dr. Gerrit Hornung on February 10. Hornung takes over the professorship for Public Law, IT Law and Legal Informatics. In his last job he was Managing Director of the project group for the design of constitution compatible techniques (provet) at Kassel University where he received his doctor's degree in 2005 for a topic dealing with the legal consequences of the steadily faster technology change. Read more

 

SkIDentity – Trusted Identities for the Cloud: Research Award for the ISL
10-03-2011 14:41 by Marita Güngerich

The new Chair of Public Law, IT-Law and Legal Informatics at the ISL is part of SkIDentity, a research project which was awarded one of the research prices within the “Trusted Cloud” programme of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. At this year’s CeBIT, 12 out of 116 applications were chosen to undertake research activities for secure cloud computing in the next three years. SkIDentity aims at bridging the gap between secure eIDs, such as the new German ID card, and cloud computing infrastructures. Read more

 

New Junior Professor for Security in Information Systems at ISL
14-02-2011 13:30 by Marita Güngerich

On Feb. 11, 2011 Prof. Dr. Walter Schweitzer, President of Passau University, handed the certificate of appointment to Dr. Hans Peter Reiser, who will take over the Junior Professorship for Security in Information Systems on March 1. Dr. Hans Peter Reiser was born in Passau and has recently been working at the University of Lisbon. One focus of his research work is the security in information systems. Read more

 

From the Cow to the Fridge
28-01-2011 13:30 by Marita Güngerich

To go with a milk can to a farmer - this belongs to the past. Nowadays, when we take the milk out of the fridge it has already passed a long way - with many risks. The project RESCUE IT sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - BMBF) should contribute to a reliable food supply chain free of harmful substances. See full article on page 12 + 13 of "Campus Passau Magazine 01/2011"

 

Despite Summer Heat: Guarantee for Barbecue Meat and Icecream
13-07-2010 12:20 by Marita Güngerich

The Institute of IT-Security and Security Law (ISL) of Passau University receives € 470,000. The project "RESCUE IT" is sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research ("Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung" - BMBF) within the announcement "Security of Supply Chains". Go to the full article / Further information

 

5th International ReH..Mo-Symposium
05-05-2010 12:20 by Marita Güngerich

Web Security

On Thursday, April 29 and Friday, April 30 the 5th International ReH..Mo Symposium of Passau University took place in the Redoute in Passau. Web Security was the major issue of all lectures.
Especially juveniles publish more and more private data in the web. The problem is that future employers can revert to these data and use them as a reason for rejection.
Furthermore, the symposium should create more awareness and provide more security in using social networks. Please see more information on TRP1

 

4,6 million euros for IT-security in Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate
03-03-2010 11:22 by Marita Güngerich

University of Passau wins European funds for regional development to promote the universities of Passau and Regensburg as well as the college of Regensburg. Expansion of research, user consultation, user training and education are the focus of IT security skills partnership in Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate The European Union supports the joint project of the Universities of Passau and Regensburg and the college of Regensburg within the scope of the European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF), with 2.3 million euros. The project partners contribute the same amount from their own resources. A statement from the Univeristy of Passau can be found here.

 

Counter attack on the hackers
03-03-2010 11:22 by Agnes Gruetzner

"The swine flu is over, however, there are still plenty of viruses on the Internet", said the governor of Lower Bavaria, Heinz Grunwald, at the handover of the funding decision for an IT project at the University of Passau yesterday. Target of the Universities of Passau and Regensburg and the college of further education Regensburg will be the research how companies can protect themselves better from data abuse. Go to the full article

Under the following link you can see a short video of the local television station TRP1 on this subject

For No-Goes for IT security please see.

 

On the way to the internet of things - Challenges, Solutions and Applications
20-01-2010 12:39 by Henrich C. Pöhls

The Department of Informatics and Mathematics welcomes to a renowned referee as part of their colloquium on Tuesday February 2nd at 5:15 pm, FIM, auditorium 13. Invited by the Chair of IT-Security, Prof. Dr. Friedmann Mattern of the ETH Zurich speaks about the near vision "On the way to the internet of things - Challenges, Solutions and Applications". A statement from the Univeristy of Passau can be found here.

 

no-nerd.de: Department of Informatics and Mathematics advertises with unusual online campaign for computer science studies in Passau
01-01-2009 17:46 by Agnes Gruetzner

Monotonously and stale: if you believe usual prejudices, a computer science study is only for introverted computer freaks, the so called nerds.  The Department of Informatics and Mathematics of the University of Passau promotes a better image of computer science studies by a particularly designed webpage named"no-nerd.de". On the webpage http://www.fim.uni-passau.de/de/studium/studieninteressenten.html future students can discover how the computer science study can also be: versatile, fascinating and "very sexy" - as the students state. Read more about it.

 

EFRE project for the development of IT-security in Passau and Regensburg at a value of 2.333.520 euros
04-09-2008 12:37 by Henrich C. Pöhls

The Bavarian Minister of Science, Dr. Thomas Goppel, has promised just over 7 million euros for eight technology projects on Bavarian universities from the European Fund for Regional Development (Europäischer Fonds für regionale Entwicklung - EFRE). The University of Passau could score with their applied projects: From Passau executed or managed projects will receive a total of 2.6 million euros. A statement from the Univeristy of Passau can be found here.