Title :
Systems Security Research at Ruhr-University Bochum
Author_Institution :
Res. Group Embedded Malware, Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
The Horst Görtz Institute (HGI) located at Ruhr-University Bo chum, Germany, is one of Europe\´s largest university-based institution for interdisciplinary research in the field of IT security. Ruhr-University Bo chum offers both Bachelor and Master degree programs in IT security and more than 500 students are enrolled in these study courses. The research at RUB focusses on cryptography, embedded security, and network security. Recently, the research group "Embedded Malware" was established, which focusses on systems security. In this position paper, we provide a brief overview of this group and discuss previous research and future research topics.
Keywords :
computer network security; computer science education; cryptography; educational courses; invasive software; IT security; Ruhr-University Bochum; course; cryptography; embedded malware group; embedded security; network security; systems security research; Educational institutions; Malware; Privacy; Servers; Social network services; Software;
Conference_Titel :
SysSec Workshop (SysSec), 2011 First
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1528-0
DOI :
10.1109/SysSec.2011.19
