IT Security

Today, society relies on networked devices that collect vast amounts of data. However, the security of those devices is still in its infancy. Each week, we hear of new hacks, data leaks, and privacy violations. ITU’s IT security researchers aim to provide the tools and expertise necessary for protecting security and privacy for citizens and companies in our digitized society. Their research topics include security protocols, electronic voting, cyber-attacks and -defenses, and societal aspects of IT security and privacy.

VILLUM grant for ITU project on privacy protection

IT security Computer Science Department Research data storage grants Andrzej Wasowski

September 10, 2018

Professor Andrzej Wąsowski receives DKK 2 million for an experimental research project that aims to increase privacy for users of digital technologies in the data-driven economy using new methods.

ITU researcher shows how to hack the Emmy Awards on a popular American TV show

IT security Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department Research

June 12, 2018

Carsten Schürmann, associate professor and election security expert, demonstrated how to manipulate the result of the Emmy awards in an interview with Nathan Fielder, the host of the popular TV show, Nathan For You, which is pre-nominated for an award.

IT security is vital for the democratic process

IT security Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department Research democracy

February 22, 2018

Many countries are digitizing the electoral process. Associate professor Carsten Schürmann explores how it can be done without jeopardizing voters' trust.

CAST IT: Secure Multi-Party Computation

IT security Research cast IT privacy Thore Husfeldt

December 6, 2017

Thore Husfeldt talks to Ivan Bjerre Damgård, one of the world’s leading researchers in cryptography, about internet security, authentication, privacy.

CAST IT: Cybersecurity And Star Wars

IT security Research cast IT software Thore Husfeldt

September 20, 2017

Cybersecurity and the early history of software engineering are among the topics discussed in this episode of CAST IT, featuring Rebecca Slayton.

USA: Virginia ditches DRE voting machines after ITU researcher’s hack

IT security Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department Research democracy e-government

September 12, 2017

In July 2017 associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Carsten Schürmann made the headlines in the international media with a hack that demonstrated the vulnerabilities of the DRE voting machines used in the U.S. elections. Now these voting machines are decertified in the state of Virginia.

ITU researcher’s hack of a US voting machine makes headlines around the world

IT security Carsten Schürmann Computer Science Department Research algorithms democracy digitization e-government innovation management

August 1, 2017

Carsten Schürmann, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, hacked an American WINVote machine at DEF CON, one of the world's largest hacker conventions. The hack has now been receiving a lot attention in some of the worlds most influential media.

New center will turn Denmark into a blockchain hub

IT security Roman Beck Business IT Department Research Entrepreneurship Collaborations Education Computer Science Department Blockchain innovation privacy

June 15, 2017

Blockchain technologies will revolutionize IT systems worldwide. However the revolution comes with both opportunities and challenges in a broad range of areas. At the IT University of Copenhagen, professor Roman Beck has now established European Blockchain Center, which will ensure that Denmark is at the forefront of the field.

CAST IT: Electronic Elections

IT security Computer Science Department Research democracy cast IT Carsten Schürmann Thore Husfeldt

May 19, 2017

In this podcast, Thore Husfeldt discusses digital democracy with ITU researcher Carsten Schürmann.

Your smartwatch can reveal your PIN code

IT security Education privacy wearables

January 14, 2016

Smartwatches can measure your heart rate, count your steps and calculate how many calories you burn. But the motion sensors built into the watches can also track your PIN code, according to a Master’s thesis from the IT University of Copenhagen – and this information can potentially be exploited by cybercriminals.

“Appropriate paranoia” at ITU’s first cryptoparty

IT security student life privacy

November 27, 2015

Workshop on online privacy drew a full house – two ITU-students organized the event.

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