Computer Security Day 2012
From http://www.computersecurityday.org/: „Computer Security Day was started in 1988 to help raise awareness of computer related security issues. Our goal is to remind people to protect their computers and information. This annual event is held around the world on November 30th although some organizations choose to have functions on the next business day if it […]
Become a security diva
If you are a woman considering information security as a choice for your bachelor degree, continue reading. Here is what I suggest: Take part in the Security Divas 2013 conference. This event has information security as its main topic and spans from social media, communication, risk analysis to mobile devices and massive attacks on banking […]
Applying for a bachelor in information security at HiG
I gave a talk on our bachelor in information security programme this week. The college had invited 400 pupils who are about to finish school and may apply for our bachelor programmes next spring. Putting together a presentation, I realized once again how many events related to information security there are and how much HiG/NISlab […]
HiG students among top 17% at hack.lu CTF
For 48 hours this week almost 40 students from HiG formed a team to compete with 575 teams from all over the world in a contest in information security (hack.lu CTF). The goal of this „Capture the flag“ competition in information security was to solve several practical information security challenges, comprising web application vulnerabilities, cookie […]
Happy birthday, NISlab
NISlab, the information security research group at HiG, started ca. ten years ago. The exact date is debatable, so we decided to celebrate in the autumn of 2012. Coincidentally, this is also European Cyber Security Month. A lot has happened since then. The department of forestry ceased its activity at the Brandbu campus and funds […]
Slow database update
A friend of mine needed a replacement part for his camera while he was on vacation in Gjøvik. After visiting some of the stores and performing a web search the other day, he found out the parts could be bought at Elkjøp, an electronics retail chain in Norway. I called them to verify availability. The […]
Two papers accepted at NordSec 2012
I will be presenting two papers at NordSec 2012 The 17th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems. The topics of my contributions are „Security Add-Ons for Mobile Platforms“ and „Cost-Effective Technical Countermeasures Against GUI Manipulation of .NET Programs“. Security Add-Ons for Mobile Platforms is joint work with M.Sc. student Benjamin Adolphi. We give an overview […]
My daughter and I hacked an arcade game at the airport
This summer, we were on vacation in Europe. On our return trip, we had some time to spend at the TFN airport on Tenerife island. I was glad that my daughters went to the playground while my wife was shopping, so I could relax before the flight. Then I noticed that our oldes daughter had […]
Open M.Sc. thesis topics
I currently have several open M.Sc. thesis topics that have not yet been reserved. OOXML Forensic Analysis Tool – The goal of the proposed project is to develop a tool that supports a forensic analyst in exploring OOXML documents (docx, xlsx, pptx). Microsoft Office Word documents are stored in the DOCX file format (from version […]
Information Security Aspects of the 22/7 Attacks
I will be presenting at EISIC 2012 (European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference). The topic of my contribution is „Information Security Aspects of the 22/7 Attacks“. We explore the use of information technology involved in the preparation of the July 22nd attacks in Oslo and on Utøya island in 2011 and recommend policy changes. Our […]