Wir sind abhängig vom Internet. Der Strom aus der Steckdose, das Geld aus dem Automaten, die Bahn zur Arbeit, all das funktioniert nur, wenn Computer und Netze sicher arbeiten. Doch diese Systeme sind verwundbar - und werden immer häufiger gezielt angegriffen. Deutschland mit seiner stark...

Researchers in the area of information security have mainly been concerned with tools, techniques and policies that firms can use to protect themselves against security breaches. However, information security is as much about security software as it is about secure software. Software is not...

Software vulnerabilities represent a serious threat to cybersecurity, most cyberattacks exploit known vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, there is no agreed-upon policy for their disclosure. Disclosure policy (which sets a protected period given to a vendor to release the patch for the...