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Rise in Phishing Emails

CERT.at is currently observing an increase in successful phishing attacks originating from compromised email accounts of Austrian companies

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netidee Projects: RichPods.org

RichPods enhances traditional podcasts with interactive content such as maps, charts, and slideshows. The project included a cloud-native hosting server, an editor, and a web player, and is based on open web standards

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netidee Scholarships: Active Measurements in Cellular Networks

Gabriel Gegenhuber investigated the security of cellular networks using active measurements in live operations and discovered security vulnerabilities in messaging services

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Apply for your own top-level domain now!

Companies have until August 12 to apply for their own corporate domain. This protects against trademark infringement and cyberattacks. tldbox supports the process with technical and organizational expertise.

netidee Scholarships: The Internet of Insecure Things

In her dissertation, Carlotta Tagliaro analyzes security issues in IoT devices, apps, and backend systems. Among other things, she highlights the tracking practices of smart TV broadcasters.

netidee Projects: RoboSim5G

phine.tech GmbH has developed an open-source plugin for the robotics simulation software Gazebo that enables realistic simulation and comprehensive end-to-end testing of 5G communications without the need for physical hardware.

ICANN Opens Application Window for Custom gTLDs

Organizations can now apply for their own generic top-level domain. tldbox supports applicants with technical and organizational expertise.

Stopline Annual Report Presented

In 2025, the reporting center for child sexual abuse material and Nazi-related content on the internet received 75,000 reports. Half of all reported content was classified as illegal.

netidee Projects: LEO Trek

As part of the LEO Trek project at TU Wien, open building blocks for the edge-cloud-space continuum and a toolkit for executing, simulating, and optimizing AI and serverless workflows were developed.

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