Digital Security (SEC)
The Digital Security research group is contributing to national and global cyber security by producing practical research outcomes for detecting and blocking cyber threats, and by giving students skills in cyber security that will enable them to build a secure ICT infrastructures. Adequate cyber security is necessary for making the digital transformation sustainable.
We work on multi-disciplinary projects in the areas of digital security, including:
- Exploit Analysis and Ethical Hacking
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Hardware-Enabled Security
- Network Security
- Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
- Biometrics and Identity Management
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
- AI and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity
Research Projects and Networks
Previous Projects
- Oslo Analytics
- TOCSA (Threat Ontologies for Cybersecurity Analytics)
- OffPAD (Offline Personal Authentication Device)
- ACT (Semi-Automated Cyber Threat Intelligence)
- A beta version of the ACT platform is available here: https://act-eu2.mnemonic.no/
- ABRI (Advanced Belief Reasoning in Intelligence)
- SWAN (Secure Access Control Over Wide Area Networks)
Academic programmes and courses
We offer Master projects in cyber security for students in the Information Security Master Program. Our staff teaches various information security topics for bachelor and master students at the Department of Informatics, mainly in the Information Security master program. Here is an overview of all courses offered by SEC staff:
- IN2120 – Informasjonssikkerhet
- IN3210/IN4210 – Network and Communication Security
- IN5290 – Ethical Hacking
- IN5540 – Privacy by Design
- IN5080 – Security and Risk Management
Cooperation
We conduct research and develop security solutions in collaboration with national and international academic and industry partners.
In addition, we lead the Partnership for Cybersecurity - an initiative for student and staff exchange between research institutes in Norway, France, and Germany.
Further, we are a member of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) with active participation on multiple committees.