Current topics in cyber security - registration free of charge
The "Digital Security" competence area of the SICP - Software Innovation Campus Paderborn invites you to the 19th "Paderborn IT Security Day" on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 and 10 September. The free event organised by Paderborn University will take place at Zukunftsmeile 2 (ZM2) in Paderborn. Over two days, experts from science and industry will shed light on key topics of digital security, including the secure use of artificial intelligence (AI), regulatory challenges posed by the Directive on Strengthening Cyber Security (NIS-2) and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), attacks on interfaces (REST APIs) and the importance of good security communication. The format combines practical presentations with interactive workshops. Interested parties can find the full programme and register free of charge here.
Exciting impulses from research and practice
The first day of the event will feature presentations on the automatic identification of vulnerabilities, AI and information security, legal risks of NIS 2 implementation, an app to change behaviour for greater IT security and secure software components in the automation industry. "Key challenges such as securing AI-based systems or implementing regulatory requirements are currently facing a great deal of implementation uncertainty. Our aim is to play a constructive role in shaping these debates - in a practical, interdisciplinary and well-founded manner," explains Dr Simon Oberthür, Head of the Digital Security competence area at the SICP.
How secure are our networks and our privacy?
On the first day of the event, Dr Carmela Troncoso, Scientific Director at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, will present an analysis of privacy-enhancing technologies in a keynote speech. She will explain the extent to which the data protection mechanisms offered by these technologies are sufficient to design digital services in such a way that they do not increase the risk of harm to individuals or communities. Prof Dr Katharina Kohls, Head of the Chair of System Security at Ruhr University Bochum, will shed light on how systemic weaknesses arise in mobile communications architectures and how these can lead to attacks on infrastructure and users.
"Both keynotes impressively demonstrate that technical measures such as cryptography or protocols are only effective if they are considered in a social and infrastructural context. This is crucial for future security solutions," says Prof Dr Yasemin Acar, Director of the "Digital Security" competence area at the SICP.
Facial recognition and deception - the challenge of morphing attacks
Dr Johannes Merkle from secunet Security Networks AG will open the second day of the event with a keynote speech on the detection of morphing attacks, which are particularly relevant for digital identities and biometric security systems. "Morphing attacks undermine biometric procedures at the root. This keynote brings to the stage a topic that is highly relevant due to the EU-wide plans for digital identities," emphasises Dr. Oberthür.
Practical implementation of IT security
On the second day, participants can also look forward to practical workshops on topics such as systematic incident response, REST API security, typical configuration errors in the single sign-on (SSO) authentication scheme, post-quantum cryptography and NIS 2 skills development.
The event is supported by the InnoZent OWL e. V. innovation network, the OWL regional group of the Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V. and the district of Paderborn.
This text was translated autmatically.
