Professor Tanja Zseby
TU Wien in Vienna, Austria

Title: Malware Communication in Critical Infrastructures
Abstract:
Critical infrastructures often require communication technologies to operate. An example are smart power grids, which need communication for sensors and actuators to monitor and control network stability. However, the interconnection of devices increases the risks for cyberattacks. Attackers get more and more sophisticated in hiding attack and attack preparation activities, such as malware spreading, information exfiltration or the establishment of command and control structures. In this talk I will present hiding techniques for malware communication and discuss challenges in the detection of attacks in critical infrastructures.

Short bio:
Tanja Zseby is professor of communication networks with a research focus on network security and secure smart grid communication at TU Wien in Vienna, Austria. She studied electrical engineering at the TU Berlin, where she also earned her doctorate. Before her appointment to Vienna, she was head of the Competence Center for Network Research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) in Berlin and conducted research as a visiting scientist at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), USA.