Our Erasmus+ research project – MECyS has reached an essential milestone! A Training Report was published in November 2023, and this has been adapted to the needs of Switzerland.Aimed at providing an overview of how a Cybersecurity learning process for MSEs can be organised, the training report covers three…
On 18th December, we successfully closed the first iteration of our “Social Engineering” Course in collaboration with SwissLink University of Cameroon. We were delighted to look back on our 6-week learning journey, where we had both a great learning about the topic of social engineering and a highly valuable intercultural…
We are pleased to announce our participation in the PoEM 2023 conference, in collaboration with the University of Camerino. The PoEM working conference aims to improve the understanding of the practice of Enterprise Modeling (EM) by offering a forum for sharing experiences and knowledge between the academic community…
Our Digital Trust Competence Center at FHNW actively participated in this year's National Future Day, with Janine, Hermann, and Pascal leading the day. Eighteen children, comprising 16 girls and 2 boys, joined us for a day dedicated to demystifying the complex world of cybersecurity. Under the theme of "Cyberhero Transformation - Identify and Mitigate Internet Risks," the young participants delved into the fascinating topic of online security.
In the dynamic world of applied computing, recognition is a mark of exceptional achievement. We are thrilled to announce that Maximilian Rosenberg, a graduate in Business Information Technology (Wirtschaftsinformatik) from School of Business FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), has been honored with the «Outstanding Paper Award» at the Applied Computing Conference 2023…
A recent study conducted by armasuisse Science and Technology and the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) offers an insightful analysis of Switzerland’s cybersecurity research efforts. The study involved 22 Swiss universities and examined their contributions to 14 different cybersecurity research domains, as defined by the European Joint Research Center. Key…
On September 18, 2023, members of the Economy – Labor Market – Health Commission of the Upper Rhine Council, chaired by Basel City Councillor Andrea Elisabeth Knellwolf, gathered in Saint-Louis. The agenda for the meeting, in the context of the thematic priorities for 2023, primarily focused on the topic of…
On the 13th of June, the second workshop of the MECyS project took place in Paris. It was organized by Anemo, a member of the MECyS consortium.The workshop was designed with the primary goal of fostering a collaborative environment for participants to explore and discuss various aspects of cybersecurity education.
In Switzerland, whistleblowers are relatively poorly protected compared to other countries. Reporting misconduct often exposes whistleblowers to the risk of termination, legal charges, or discredit. The research team led by Prof. Dr. Petra Asprion and Frank Grimberg at the University of Economics has been working on the development of a…