SBA Research

SBA Research is an information security research centre in Vienna, Austria. It describes itself as the largest non-academic centre of its kind in the country and links basic research with practical implementation and consulting. It is partly funded through the national COMET programme for competence centres.

What SBA Research does

• Security research: projects by key researchers, often with Vienna University of Technology, with papers at international conferences.
• Consulting: advice on information and IT security based on research know-how.
• Training: courses such as exam preparation for the CISSP certification.
• Events: conferences and workshops it organises or takes part in, including ARES.
• Media commentary: researchers comment publicly on topics such as AI systems and software supply chains.

Key facts

• Based in: Vienna, Austria
• Funding: partly through the COMET Competence Centers programme
• Type: non-academic research centre