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Researcher of TU Darmstadt lay out bait for hackers

24/07/2017

Reports in hessenschau and ARD Nachtmagazin

With purposfully placed bait - so called Honeypots - researchers from the research group of Prof. Max Mühlhäuser, CYSEC [at] TU Darmstadt, set traps to attract hackers. Almost minute-by-minute attacs are registered. The reseachers receive countless information about cyber-attacs and develope defence strategies.

Cyber-attacs are incrasing constantly. According to  Prof. Max Mühlhäuser nowadays we are talking about cyber soldiers as a fourth weapon of war in addition to the convetional categories of weapons, marine and air force.

Report in hessenschau kompakt, 21.07.2017 at 16:45 Uhr  (from minute 6:18 onwards)

Detailed report in hessenschau, 21.07.2017 at 19:30 Uhr (from minute 3:45 onwards)

Report in ARD Nachmtagazin,  22.07.2017 (from minute 9:23 onwards)

Information about the TUDa Cyber Incident moNitor, developed by the research team of TU Darmstadt

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