DDoS attacks
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) informs about a wave of DDoS attacks against websites of mainly airports as well as from the financial sector and the government, which happened last week. Post of BSI on LinkedIn
-
-
Real world phishing attacks
This post is a great example, that a spear phishing attack also works in the offline world. It does not always have to be an e-mail! Thank you to Marc Torke for sharing this. The letter in the picture is claiming to come from an official German court and was sent to a newly founded…
-
AI tracking
AI can track the time you spend on your phone during work. The post below shows an interesting demonstration of the technical capabilities. From my point of view, these kind of AI applications will be and should be a focus of a broad public discussion in the near future. AI applications will offer great opportunities,…
-
AI phishing
Are the bad guys using AI? They might! AI tools like ChatGPT or DALL-E-2 are currently widely tested out on the internet – both for the good as well as for the bad. From my point of view, we are at the very beginning of an interesting development, which will unfold over the next couple…
-
Christmas season
Christmas season is here again! Like you, your “favorite” cyber criminals are also waiting to get their presents. Here are my 3 free security tips for you to spoil their fun this Christmas season: Have a wonderful time with your beloved ones and stay secure!
-
Railway calendar
🎁 Christmas is coming and I’ve got a gift! 🎁 ✨Thank you Verband Deutscher Eisenbahn-Ingenieure e.V. (VDEI) for the nice present for being a speaker for ICS – Informatik Consulting Systems at last week’s rail security conference in Darmstadt. 📅 The calendar got a prominent spot in my office and will be with me for…
-
New high-speed line: Wendlingen – Ulm
Happy new railway year from the new line between Stuttgart and Ulm! I’ve been waiting for this moment for years! Yesterday was the first day with the new timetable – therefore all railroaders celebrate a “happy new railway year”! I’ve used the chance yesterday to travel on the new line between Stuttgart and Ulm, were…
-
Opening of new high-speed line
With this year’s timetable change, the first part of the new railway line between Ulm and Stuttgart is finally going to be in operation – thus, reducing the journey between both cities from 1h to only 45 min. More changes in the German railway timetable for 2023 are presented in this video:
-
VDEI Security Conference
Getting ready for my talk at Verband Deutscher Eisenbahn-Ingenieure e.V. (VDEI) Fachtagung Cybersecurity 2022. I’ll be speaking about Security for Safety and will be sharing a couple of lessons learned and best practices from real world projects at ICS – Informatik Consulting Systems.
-
Next Stop: Fulda
On the way to the Verband Deutscher Eisenbahn-Ingenieure e.V. (VDEI) conference about railway cybersecurity where I’ll be speaking tomorrow… of course by train!
