IT-S NOW Brings Science and Industry Together

The IT-S NOW conference took place for the second time on June 1 and 2, 2023 at FH Campus Wien. The aim of the event series is to bring together hackers, scientists and industry. IT security expert Bruce Schneier from the Harvard Kennedy School also took part again with a keynote speech and a panel discussion.

Speakers from Science, Industry and Banking

Martin Schläffer from Infineon Technologies, who developed the ASCON algorithm with a team led by Maria Eichlseder from Graz University of Technology, was also a guest. This algorithm was named the international standard for lightweight cryptography in early 2023. Katharina Krombholz from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Saarbrücken and Roland Supper, Group Chief Security Officer at Erste Group, also provided exciting insights into the current challenges in IT security in panel discussions and keynote speeches.

Extensive Program with Plenty of Room to Try Things Out

The two-day conference was dedicated to current research projects and developments in the field of IoT security, from embedded security and cyber security for industry to best practice for an (IT) resilient bank. Visitors with different IT backgrounds got their money's worth. In the "Supervised Hacking" workshop, they were able to put into practice what they had learned.

"We deliberately addressed different target groups with our program – from students to researchers and lecturers to CTOs in companies," says Silvie Schmidt, researcher at the Research Center IT Security, lecturer in the Master's degree program IT Security at FH Campus Wien and organizer of IT-S NOW. "It was important to us to offer conference participants not only theoretical input but also the opportunity to try things out for themselves." In presentations and open Q&A sessions, experts answered the audience's questions - whether on the prevention of cybercrime or the future of artificial intelligence in IT security.

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