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May 13, 2016

Security Report may: Heartbreak remote

The new Security Report is online, covering the following topics: Faster than Odysseus – e-banking Trojan Gozi attacks Switzerland via news website Heartbreak remote – chip implants and the security of implanted, software-driven...

May 12, 2016

Is my service running smoothly?

SWITCH recently started offering its clients information on the current availability of selected services. They can check at http://www.switch.ch/monitoring/ whether a service is running normally or experiencing problems. The status...

Apr 18, 2016

Security-Report april: The most expensive typo ever

The new Security Report is online, covering the following topics: Probably the most expensive typo ever foils probably the biggest attempted bank robbery ever Switzerland targeted by various hacker groups? Series of DDoS attacks on...

Mar 30, 2016

For a safer Internet, .ch must stay with SWITCH

On 29 March the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) announced, that in mid-April 2016 it will launch a public tender process for the administration of .ch domain. SWITCH, which has operated the registry from the very beginning,...

Mar 9, 2016

Security-Report march: Locky shuts down clinics

The new Security Report is online, covering the following topics: Torpedoed for a fistful of dollars – university helps authorities spy on Tor users Crypto Wars 3.0 – will the FBI be given a licence to snoop, or can Apple...

Mar 4, 2016

New SWITCH Journal: Infrastructure services

The print edition of the SWITCH Journal for March 2016 focuses on the topic of Infrastructure services. The latest issue is available for download as a PDF file. All of the articles can also be found in four languages on our website.

Feb 10, 2016

February's Security Report: Is it really smart?

The new Security Report is online, covering the following topics: ICSI's Haystack looking for Android needles – and beta testers for its field study Staging a comeback with a blackout – macro-Trojans return and apparently cause...

Jan 26, 2016

January's Security Report: Boss listening is OK

The new Security Report is online, covering the following topics: Does PrivaTegrity spell the end of crypto wars? David Chaum's new encryption system bridges gap between completely anonymous communication and crime prevention The...

Dec 11, 2015

December's Security-Report: Pavlov in Paris

The new Security Report is online, covering the following topics: Pavlov in Paris – how the conditioned response to terrorist attacks links the real and online worlds "Added value" as standard – new devices delivered...

Dec 8, 2015

Bernhard Plattner's farewell lecture

Bernhard Plattner will give his farewell lecture, entitled "The Internet – What Else?" at ETH Zurich on 9 December. Plattner was a key player in bringing the Internet to Switzerland’s universities as a long-serving member...

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