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Colour barcode in its way to becoming ISO standardised
The JAB Code, developed by ATHENE researchers at the Fraunhofer SIT, is on its way to becoming ISO standardised internationally. JAB Code – Just Another Bar Code – is meant to be ISO-standard by 2022. Thanks to the globally unified regulations for data formats and their applied usage, device manufacturers as well as operator businesses will receive planning security for innovative inventions – an important prerequisite for a successful distribution of the JAB Code in the industry.
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How to avoid hacker attacks on your own data
In a recent episode of the science television programme arte Xenius called "Cybersicherheit - Wie wir Hackerangriffe vermeiden", Dr. Steven Arzt of Fraunhofer SIT gives advice on how smartphone users can protect themselves from data piracy and hacker attacks on their devices. A healthy degree of alertness, as well as frequent updating and attention to approving access rights are essential. When buying a used smartphone, it should be reset to its default settings before the first use.
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Cyber Range Training
The next real attack shows how well your IT team is prepared for an emergency - or a day on a cyber range, a hyper-realistic attack simulation. Here, IT teams can be put into realistic attack situations, the team behavior in stressful situations can be tested and security competencies can be improved. Fraunhofer SIT combines one of the world's leading simulation platforms with current research results and innovative start-up ideas to a new type of training program - the Fraunhofer Cyber Range.
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ATHENE researchers introduce new tool for automated software analysis at it-sa
Software errors and security holes can cause billions of dollars in damage, ruin a company's reputation, and in the worst case, endange people's security. That's why ATHENE researchers at the Fraunhofer SIT have developed VUSC - the code scanner. VUSC - short for Vulnerability Scanner - helps companies and developers to locate vulnerabilities in third-party codes in minutes.
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Fraunhofer CyberStar Award
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has launched the Fraunhofer CyberStar Award, which honors excellent achievements by Israeli graduates in the field of applied cybersecurity.
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