Our X-Mas present to you: KASTEL Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Dr. Konrad Rieck from TU Berlin on December 18th, 5:30pm in bld. 50.34, room -101 on 'Attacks on Machine Learning Backends' and of course there will be Q&A afterwards. See you there! @kitinformatik.bsky.social @kastel-labs.bsky.social

Anlass des Besuchs war die Einladung zur #KASTEL Distinguished #Lecture, wo er einen Vortrag zum Thema "Securing the Critical #Transportation #Infrastructure - Challenges and Solutions" hielt. Mehr: www.fim.uni-passau.de/technische-i... @unipassauresearch.bsky.social @kastel-labs.bsky.social

Congrats! Paper accepted at NDSS 2026 “Chasing Shadows: Pitfalls in LLM Security Research” by J. Evertz, N. Risse, N. Neuer, A. Müller, P. Normann, G. Sapia, S. Gupta, D. Pape, S. Shaw, D. Srivastav, C. Wressnegger, Erwin Quiring, Thorsten Eisenhofer, D. Arp, and L. Schönherr. llmpitfalls.org

Article by André Platzer and Long Qian published in the Journal of the ACM “Axiomatization of Compact Initial Value Problems: Open Properties” Read on to find out more. doi.org/10.1145/3763...

Congrats on winning the Best Paper Award! “Security of the Lightning Network: Model Checking a Stepwise Refinement with TLA+” by M. Grundmann and H. Hartenstein received the Best Paper Award at iFM in Paris, Nov. 17–21, 2025. publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000185190 #KASTELSecurityResearchLabs

On Nov 19th in our KASTEL DLS Prof. Dr. Stefan Katzenbeisser from University of Passau will talk about Securing the Critical Transportation Infrastructure. Everybody is welcome! Find us at Kl. Hörsaal Bauingenieure in building 10.50 at 4 pm. @kastel-labs.bsky.social @kitinformatik.bsky.social

Dissertation by Marc Leinweber KASTEL Security Research Labs proudly congratulates Marc Leinweber on successfully completing his doctoral examination on November 5, 2025. His dissertation is titled “TEE-Based Distributed Ledgers and Their Resilience”. @kit.edu

Mobility data symposium at TRIANGEL in full swing - discussing the use of mobility data and their privacy challengeswith the Karlsruhe public, great experience! :) @kit.edu @kastel-labs.bsky.social

TRIALOG | Zwischen Datenschutz und Datenrausch Nach einem Impulsvortrag von Markus Beckedahl diskutieren Expert:innen aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft – darunter Jörn Müller-Quade, Sprecher KASTEL Security Research Labs. www.triangel.space/event/trialo... #KASTEL #cybersecurity

On Wednesday, November 5th, as part of our KASTEL Distinguished Lecture Series Prof. Gianluca Stringhini, PhD from Boston University will talk about ‘Improving the Moderation of False Information and Influence Campaigns on Social Media’. Everybody is welcome and stay around for the Q&A afterwards.

Four papers at ASIACRYPT 2025 (Dec 8–12, Melbourne)! www.iacr.org/cryptodb/dat... iacr.org/cryptodb/dat... eprint.iacr.org/2025/1220 eprint.iacr.org/2024/2075 Congrats to all authors! #Asiacrypt2025 #KASTELSecurityResearchLabs

Congratulations to the Authors! Paper accepted at 50th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) 2025, Sydney Australia: “Feedback-Driven Autonomous Data Set Labeling for Denial-of-Service Attack Traffic” by S. Kopmann (KIT); Danny Alex Lachos Perez (BENOCS GmbH); Martina Zitterbart (KIT)

#WLAN als „Spion“: Überwachungsfalle in Funknetzwerken. Neue Technik erkennt Personen ohne eigenes WLAN-Gerät anhand von Signalen in Funknetzwerken. Forschende @kastel-labs.bsky.social warnen vor Risiken für die #Privatsphäre und fordern Schutzmaßnahmen. www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2025_... 📸 smarterpix

Congratulaions! “Counterfactual Self-adaptation in Cyber-Physical Systems”, E. Elahi, M. Camilli, R. Mirandola won the Outstanding Paper Award at 51st Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA) 2025. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #KASTELSecurityResearchLabs

KASTEL Security Research Labs Summer Colloquium 2025 On September 24, the KASTEL Security Research Labs hosted their Summer Colloquium 2025 – once again, an evening successful scientific exchange! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to this inspiring and multifaceted program! #KASTEL

Transatlantic Exchange on Election Security: U.S. Delegation Visits KASTEL Security Research Labs On September 19, a delegation of U.S. Secretaries of State from 12 states visited KASTEL Security Research Labs, accompanied by the Aspen Institute Germany. Read more: kastel-labs.de/news/

Journal of the ACM Paper Accepted: “Axiomatization of Compact Initial Value Problems: Open Properties” Authors: André Platzer, Long Qian Read more: doi.org/10.1145/3763... #KASTELSecurityResearchLabs

Cryptography Meets Culture! International PhD students met for talks & exchange on #cryptography. Organized by Prof. Müller-Quade’s research group at #KASTEL – Institute of IT Security and Dependability. Cultural highlight: Karlsruhe “Schlosslichtspiele” light show. www.kastel-labs.de

Programs as Mechanical Works of Art “Code Beautiful Like a Clock” was on display at ZKM revealed the hidden beauty of code. Created by Prof. Dr. Müller-Quade and Dr. Mechler (#KASTEL SRL), the interactive piece visualized program execution like clockwork. More at: www.kastel-labs.de

At #INNODAYS2025, WIBU Systems AG hosted a panel with experts in cybersecurity, cryptography & quantum tech. Prof. Jörn Müller-Quade (#KASTEL SRL) shared insights on quantum-safe IT, Europe’s digital sovereignty & data protection from quantum threats.

I had the pleasure of giving a keynote APVP '25 in Poitiers yesterday on a topic that’s becoming increasingly urgent: the (non-existing) privacy of behavioral biometrics.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: let's introduce Shalini from India. “My name is Shalini Banerjee and I am a Postdoc Research Associate at the KIT. There, I am a part of the research group “Research Group for Secure Computation and Communication” at KASTEL Security Research Labs."

About KASTEL Security Research Labs: What fascinates you on the research topic or research in general? Watch this video!

The additional "ess" is a typo, though, and the bsky account unrelated 🫠 However, fun fact: ESS is the acronym of the underlying Helmholtz topic of our beloved KASTEL Security Research Labs -> @kastel-labs.bsky.social 😎

KASTEL SRL Winter Colloquium Science to touch! That was our idea for the KASTEL SRL Winter Colloquium on 20.01.2025. Find some impressions. Many thanks to everyone who made this evening such a wonderful experience!

Under the motto "IT Security Through the Looking-Glass", the Karlsruhe IT-Security region presented itself as an important and innovative location for IT security on the evening of 21 November. Read more: www.kastel-labs.de

On November 21 at the first 'KASTEL controversial' panel discussion we discussed with experts how we can ensure ensure that the private rights of citizens are protected in the case of online surveillance by law enforcement authorities. Read more: kastel-labs.de/news/

Artikel in der aktuellen Ausgabe des "Industrieanzeigers" „Interaktive Montageassistenzsysteme der Zukunft - sicher und datenschutzgerecht“ industrieanzeiger.industrie.de/technik/entw...

Ada Lovelace Day 2024 To all women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, we dedicate today's Ada Lovelace Day, the second Tuesday in October. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lov...

Birthday of Katherine Johnson (Aug 26, 1918-Feb 24, 2020) She was an US mathematician of Afro-American origin. In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama for her contributions to calculating the trajectories for the first manned flight to the moon.

Vortragsabend im ZKM: »Was sind sichere Wahlen?« Michael Kirsten und Felix Dörre (KASTEL Security Research Labs) geben Einblick in die Hintergründe und Forschungsprojekte. zkm.de/de/veranstal...

Prof. Jörn Müller-Quade, Sprecher der KASTEL Security Research Labs am KIT äußert sich im WDR-Nachrichtenpodcast zum Thema Onlinewahlen: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/0630...

Thorsten Strufe (KIT/KASTEL) is co-organizing the SePAR workshop (Security and Privacy of AR, VR, and XR) on June 4th-7th in Perth, Australia. separ-workshop.github.io

We've had the pleasure of hosting a really interested group of students from UFCG (Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil) who were on a DAAD study visit at 🏰 @kastel-labs.bsky.social 🏰. Nice exchange and lively discussions - we hope to welcome you back in Karlsruhe, soon! ;-)

On April 24, as part of a program supported by the Dutch government, a delegation from various Dutch cybersecurity companies visited the #KASTEL Security Research Labs to learn more about the German cybersecurity research landscape and its work. Read more: www.kastel-labs.de

Prof. Jörn Müller-Quade, Sprecher der #KASTEL Security Research Labs am KIT am 05.04. im Interview mit SWR3 über die ansteigende Bedrohung durch Cyberangriffe: www.swr3.de/media-assets...

We celebrate the birthday of Mary W. Jackson (Apr. 9,1921- Feb.11, 2002), an US computer pioneer and NASA's first black female engineer. During her life, she campaigned against racial discrimination and for equality of women. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ja...

Please find the registration form here: s.kit.edu/mnp

In a world full of new technologies, #digitalization & global crises, security issues are becoming ever more pressing. What #security means & how we can continue to ensure it is the topic of the new @acatech_en HORIZONTE. Free download (German): www.acatech.de/projekt/acat...

In the context of the Aktionstag on March 20 at Bosch, Ina Schaefer, co-spokesperson at KASTEL Security Research Labs, was interviewed by SWR AKTUELL about the transformation of the German Automotive Industry.https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzIwMjIxMjQ

On March 6, Prof. Lam Kwok Yan, Director of the Digital Trust Center (DTC) in Singapore and Vice President of Nanyang University Singapore, visited KASTEL Security Research Labs, the competence center for IT security at KIT in Karlsruhe. www.kastel-labs/news/

Eine Zeitreise durch die Kryptographie – Die Wissenschaft der Verschlüsselung Wie hat Cäsar verschlüsselte Nachrichten an seine Legionen verschickt? Was ist eine Enigma und was hat sie mit Chips zu tun?   Anmeldung: www.girls-day.de/.oO/Show/kar...

The Taurus wiretapping affair has led to heated debates. Experts at KASTEL Security Research Labs offer an assessment of current security-related questions. Read more: www.kastel-labs.de/news/

World Women's Day 2024 We celebrate International Women's Day in honor of the female IT security experts at KASTEL Security Research Labs and all women worldwide.

  On February 29, Mr. Ioannis Legouras, Head of the Helmholtz Office in Brussels, visited KASTEL Security Research Labs. The office supports the intensification and expansion of networks and research cooperation in Europe and beyond. www.kastel-labs.de

Between Risk and Security - Shaping the Digital Transformation The Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper reported about the Digitalization in Dialogue project. www.kastel-labs.de

Risk Perception of Cyberattacks   Jörn Müller-Quade, spokesperson at KASTEL Security Research Labs, provides his perspective on public risk perception in an article published on the EURACTIV portal on February 13th. www.euractiv.com/section/cybe...

Jörn Müller-Quade in an interview at Baden TV Jörn Müller-Quade, IT security expert and spokesperson at KASTEL Security Research Labs, was interviewed by Baden TV on the subject of security vulnerabilities in online elections. More information (German): www.baden-tv.com/mediathek/vi...

Jörn Müller-Quade interviewed by ARD "plusminus" about: Does technology from China represent a security risk?   www.ardmediathek.de/video/plusmi...