In a paper recently published on arXiv, Maxime Veit, Mattia Mossano, Tobias Länge, and Melanie Volkamer present a structured list of deception techniques used in emails. The paper describes how sender, link, and attachment information, as well as the email display environment, can be exploited for deceptive attacks. Building on an earlier systematic literature review, the publication expands the current state of research with new example implementations and newly identified deception techniques. It serves as a structured reference for future countermeasures in infrastructure, email client design, and awareness initiatives, and is aimed at researchers as well as developers, operators, and designers in these fields.

Anne Hennig is currently visiting the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense as part of a research fellowship. There, she is working with Prof. Dr. Peter Mayer in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Over the next three months, they plan to complete joint research projects related to vulnerability notifications.

Every year, the musical group of the Steiner CVJM delights audiences with a musical production they have staged themselves. Rebekka Albrecht is not only active in the group as a dancer but also serves on the five-person leadership team. This year’s musical was titled "Echo der Zeit" (Echo of Time) and tells the story of a journey through time in which the three protagonists attempt to change the course of history. They try to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, bring down the Berlin Wall earlier, or avert “Black Thursday,” the day in 1929 that triggered the Great Depression. The group put on a total of five performances this year—more than ever before. And the effort paid off: with a total of 1,300 attendees, the event set a new attendance record this year.

This year, the Easter Bunny paid SECUSO a visit and left behind eggs for us to paint—the creative results of our painting activity now adorn our hallway. In addition to traditional designs, we’ve also incorporated our research into our Easter decorations. After Easter, we’ll be kicking off the summer semester. This semester, SECUSO will be offering the Applied Computer Science – Cybersecurity lecture for the Bachelor’s program as well as the Security, Usability, Society lab course (Bachelor’s and Master’s) and will be represented in the Economy and Technology team project. Additionally, some of us will present their work at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in Barcelona the week after Easter. But first, we wish everyone a Happy Easter!