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The research group SECUSO (Security • Usability • Society) belongs to the Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
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2025 brought #SECUSO many new things: In addition to four new employees and numerous new student assistants, we expanded our societal #outreach with the citizen panel “Wir forschen Digital”. Since November, citizens from Karlsruhe are able to register for participation in #research studies. 1/3
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Unsere privatsphäre-freundliche App "Aktivpause to Go!" ist jetzt im FDroid-Store verfügbar: Die App motiviert dazu, gezielt Bewegungspausen in den Arbeitsalltag einzubauen. Dabei kann individuell entschieden werden, wann und wie lange die Pause sein soll, sowie welche Übungen man machen möchte.
Aktive Pause (Privacy Friendly) | F-Droid – Freies und quelloffenes Android-App-Repository
(SECUSO) Erinnert an Pausen bei der Arbeit & bietet Übungen an.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
In 2025, SECUSO was part of the evaluation of the @helmholtz.de Topic Engineering Secure Systems. Part of the evaluation was the research of the group Human and Societal Factors under SECUSO leadership. This includes the development of the NoPhish concept with various measures and their evaluation.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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KASTEL Security Research Labs wishes all women and girls success and encouragement on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The call for papers for #EVoteID26 is published! Submissions can be made to 5 tracks: Deadline for the tracks “Security, #Usability and Technical Issues” and “Governance Issues” is May, 15. Submission deadline for the PhD Colloquium and the track “Election and Practical Experiences” is July, 10.
E-Vote-ID
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February 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Das BSI hat E-Mail-Programme auf ihre Sicherheit untersucht unter anderem auch auf Schutz vor #Phishing und verweis dabei auf SECUSO! Es wurden Phishing-Szenarien nachgestellt, die Maxime Veit, Oliver Wiese, Fabian Ballreich, Melanie Volkamer, Douglas Engels und Peter Mayer identifizierten. 1/2
SoK: The past decade of user deception in emails and today’s email clients’ susceptibility to phishing techniques
User deception in emails is still one of the biggest security risks companies and end-users face alike. Attackers try to mislead their victims when as…
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February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The #paper "From Matrix to Metrics: Introducing and Applying a Configuration Matrix to Evaluate DMARC Policies" by Tobias Länge, Fabian Ballreich, Anne Hennig, Peter Mayer, and Melanie Volkamer was accepted for presentation at the #Workshop Measurements, Attacks, and Defenses for the #Web 2026. 1/2
MADWeb
Workshop on Measurements, Attacks, and Defenses for the Web (MADWeb)
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February 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Am kommenden Dienstag, 10.02., ist Safer Internet Day (#SID2026)! Seit 2004 wird dieser Tag einmal im Jahr genutzt, um die Aufmerksamkeit für das Thema Sicherheit im Internet zu schaffen. Wir nehmen den Tag, aber auch die folgenden Wochen, zum Anlass, euch unser NoPhish-Kartenspiel vorzustellen.
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
👏 Many thanks to Florian Meissner who was our guest today for the # SECUSO research seminar. Prof. Meissner talked about how media presents topics on cybersecurity, who discusses cybersecurity topics on social media, and how to motivate at risk users to adopt secure digital behavior.
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Seit November können sich Bürger:innen aus Karlsruhe und Umgebung bei "Wir forschen digital" anmelden! Aktuelle Forschung und digitale Technologien hautnah erleben: Das ist "Wir forschen digital". Das Panel bietet die Möglichkeit, an wissenschaftlichen Studien teilzunehmen und Geld zu verdienen. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Wir haben eine neue Version der Privacy Friendly ToDo-Liste und der Battleship App veröffentlicht! Zusätzlich zur Behebung von Fehlern sind auch neue Features und Übersetzungen hinzugekommen.
#SECUSO #PFA

🔗 Apps: secuso.aifb.kit.edu/105.php
KIT - SECUSO Forschung - Ergebnisse - Privacy Friendly Apps - PFA Supporter Programm
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February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🎙️ Invitation to our Research Seminar on 5.02., 11am, hybrid. Guest is Prof. Florian Meißner, and he will talk about: „Evaluating risk communication about cybersecurity. Results from media content analyses and two experimental surveys with high-vulnerability age groups.“
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KIT - SECUSO Veranstaltungen - Oberseminar
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February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Four #SECUSO #papers will be presented at the #Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems! #CHI is the most important international conference in human-computer interaction and a #publication at CHI is a special highlight for the researchers. CHI 2026 takes place April 13-17: chi2026.acm.org
Welcome to CHI 2026 in Barcelona! - ACM CHI 2026
The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the leading international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. CHI 2026 will take place in Bar...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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🎄Great news to wrap up the year!
The Call for Papers for #EVoteID26 is officially open🚀

📍 Tallinn, Estonia
📅 6-9 October 2026

📝 Deadlines:
• May 15, 2026 – Tracks 1 & 2
• July 10, 2026 – Tracks 3 & PhD
• Sept 15, 2026 – Posters & Demos

We can’t wait to see you in Tallinn!✨
December 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🚀 Submissions are now OPEN for #EVoteID26!

If you work on electronic voting, or if you’re a PhD student in this area, we’d love to see your work!

📍 Tallinn, Estonia
🗓 6-9 October 2026

🔗 Submit here: easychair.org/conferences/...

🔁 Help us spread the word!
Log in to EasyChair for E-Vote-ID 2026
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January 23, 2026 at 9:24 AM
2025 brought #SECUSO many new things: In addition to four new employees and numerous new student assistants, we expanded our societal #outreach with the citizen panel “Wir forschen Digital”. Since November, citizens from Karlsruhe are able to register for participation in #research studies. 1/3
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January 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Melanie Volkamer and Peter Mayer, #SECUSO, support the program committee of the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) this year. In January, SOUPS has improved its ranking and is now rated as "A" conference. SOUPS will take place from August 23 to 26, 2026 in Hannover, Germany: soups.page
SOUPS - Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security
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January 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Wir freuen uns 2025 13 neue Referenzanwender unserer NoPhish-Materialien gewonnen zu haben! Dabei sind nun auch Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, DNetz, Podcast „Informatik für die moderne Hausfrau“, Hochschule Anhalt, Informatikzentrale.de, 1/2
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January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Morgen beim ersten „Human Subject Research for Impact” Symposium stellt sich das Bürgerpanel „Wir forschen digital” vor. "Wir forschen digital" wird gefördert von KASTEL. Als Teil der wachsenden Human Subject Research-Landschaft am KIT freuen wir uns auf den Dialog. @kastel-labs.bsky.social 1/2
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Second presention from @aryderwood.bsky.social, @gehaxelt.bsky.social, and @securitycapybara.bsky.social at #ACSAC25 for the #SECUSO research group. Well done 👏

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December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Dr. Benjamin Berens, #SECUSO, is visiting ETH Zürich since November. He will be working with the “Security, Privacy & Society” research group led by Prof. Verena Zimmermann. Until 19 December he will also meet other researchers who focus on #security and #privacy or human #behavior #research. 1/2
Visiting Researchers & Interns
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December 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Im November war Prof. Dr. Stefan Katzenbeisser zu Besuch bei #SECUSO. Katzenbeisser ist Professor an der Universität Passau und Mitbegründer der INCYDE GmbH, die sich auf die #Sicherheit im #Schienenverkehr spezialisiert. 1/2
Prof. Dr. Stefan Katzenbeisser - Universität Passau
Schwerpunkte unserer Forschung sind die Entwicklung und die Analyse von Sicherheitsinfrastrukturen. Dabei decken wir die gesamte Bandbreite von der Entwicklung von Sicherheitsankern für eingebettete Systeme bis hin zum Entwurf von Sicherheitskonzepten für kritische Infrastrukturen ab. Im Bereich "Forschung" informieren wir über unsere aktuelle Forschung sowie über Kooperationspartner und Projekte.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Juraj Sikra, #SECUSO, is on the program committee for #European #Interdisciplinary #Cybersecurity #Conference (EICC) which takes place in Darmstadt, Germany, from June 17-18, 2026. The call for papers for next year’s #EICC is published. 1/2 @kastel-labs.bsky.social @kitinformatik.bsky.social
EICC 2026 | European Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Conference
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December 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Wir begrüßen Christian Mack bei #SECUSO! Christian hat kürzlich seinen Master in #Informatik am @kit.edu erworben. In seiner Masterarbeit untersuchte er, wie sich das #Vertrauen der US-Wähler nach der Präsidentschaftswahl 2024 zwischen den bei der #Wahl eingesetzten Wahlmaschinen unterscheidet. 1/2
KIT - SECUSO Team
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December 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Dr Juraj Sikra, #SECUSO, (in crimson jumper) attended the DiTraRe Symposium 2025 to present his #research about the data protection risks posed by #wearables to sports #science. He also met with his colleagues Dr Katja Keller and Christian Rose from the Institute of Sports and Sports Science.
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Unser Student Mario Gemov hat es ins Finale um den CAST #Förderpreis #IT-Sicherheit geschafft! Mit dem Preis zeichnet das Competence Center for Applied #Security #Technology herausragende Abschlussarbeiten aus. Das Thema der Arbeit: #Usability analysis of mail clients with regard to #S/MIME. 1/2
CAST e.V. | CAST-Förderpreis IT-Sicherheit 2025
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November 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM