by Technology Observatory | Jan 1, 2024 | Technology Reviews
Foreword 2023 was an eventful year for Switzerland in cyberspace. The number of reported cyber incidents increased to almost 50,000 reports. Swiss organisations and authorities were the target of a coordinated DDoS attack in two weeks over the summer. Hackers were...
by Sébastien Gillard, Dimitri Percia David, Alain Mermoud, Thomas Maillart | Nov 7, 2023 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract The latency reduction between the discovery of vulnerabilities, the build-up, and the dissemination of cyberattacks has put significant pressure on cybersecurity professionals. For that, security researchers have increasingly resorted to collective action in...
by Cédric Aeschlimann, Kilian Cuche, Alain Mermoud | Sep 20, 2023 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract The growing need for cyberdefense capabilities and the lack of specialists leave many organizations vulnerable to attacks. This chapter offers a comprehensive analysis of the cyberdefense capabilities of Swiss organizations active in cyberdefense. We also...
by Maxime Würsch, Andrei Kucharavy, Dimitri Percia David, Alain Mermoud | Aug 24, 2023 | Podcasts, Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract The cybersecurity landscape evolves rapidly and poses threats to organizations. To enhance resilience, one needs to track the latest developments and trends in the domain. For this purpose, we use large language models (LLMs) to extract relevant knowledge...
by Gerrit Holtrup, William Blonay, Martin Strohmeier, Alain Mermoud, Jean-Pascal Chavanne, Vincent Lenders | Jul 19, 2023 | Publications, Scientific Articles
Abstract Fifth-generation cellular networks (5G) are currently being deployed by mobile operators around the globe. 5G is an enabler for many use cases and improves security and privacy over 4G and previous network generations. However, as recent security research has...
