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Marc Ruef

Head of Research

Marc Ruef has been working in information security since the late 1990s. In 1997 he founded computec.ch, the most popular German-speaking board about computer security in the 90’s. When he was 18 years old his first book got published which discussed the security of Windows operating systems. More books about cybersecurity succeeded over the years. His most popular work is “The Art of Penetration Testing” which got released 2007 by a German publisher. Reprints of the book are sold even today. It discusses the professional approach to identify security vulnerabilities in computer systems, how to exploit and mitigate them. In the last 25 years he worked on 16 books, published more than 275 articles in seven different languages and gave more than 200 interviews. He is also a regular lecturer at multiple universities like ETH, HWZ, HSLU, and IKF. He is co-founder of the company scip AG in Zurich, which provides consulting services in the broad field of cybersecurity. He lead the Red Team for 12 years. In the meanwhile he is responsible for the research department which supports the other teams and does research for customers. Especially exotic projects like car hacking or medical device security are handled by the so called Titanium Team. Their work is well-known worldwide as they have coordinated the disclosure of severe security issues in cars by Mercedes and different x-ray devices for example.

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News about him (German)

Interview auf 20 Minuten zum Thema Fake-Videos

Interview auf 20 Minuten zum Thema Fake-Videos

Podcast zu Digitaler Vulnerabilität

Podcast zu Digitaler Vulnerabilität

Interview im SRF über 25 Jahre Google

Interview im SRF über 25 Jahre Google

Interview auf Watson zum Microsoft Vorfall

Interview auf Watson zum Microsoft Vorfall

Interview im Blick zum Thema anonymisierte Bilder

Interview im Blick zum Thema anonymisierte Bilder

Interview zum Fedpol-Hack auf zentralplus

Interview zum Fedpol-Hack auf zentralplus

Interview für SRF Espresso zum Pathé-Hack

Interview für SRF Espresso zum Pathé-Hack

Interview im SRF zur Veröffentlichung von Bundesdaten im Darknet

Interview im SRF zur Veröffentlichung von Bundesdaten im Darknet

Interview für Republik.ch zum Thema Auftragsmord im Darknet

Interview für Republik.ch zum Thema Auftragsmord im Darknet

Interview auf Watson zum Datenabfluss durch Hackerbande Clop

Interview auf Watson zum Datenabfluss durch Hackerbande Clop

Fernsehinterview zur IT Sicherheitslücke bei Kinoticket Plattform

Fernsehinterview zur IT Sicherheitslücke bei Kinoticket Plattform

Interview zu DDoS Attacke gegen Bundesverwaltung

Interview zu DDoS Attacke gegen Bundesverwaltung

Recent Articles by Him

Bug Bounty

Bug Bounty - Challenge for Companies

Breach and Leak

Breach and Leak - Guilt and Atonement of Affected Companies

Modern Chatbots

Modern Chatbots - Advanced Dangers and Risks

scip Cybersecurity Forecast

scip Cybersecurity Forecast - Predictions for 2023

Home Automation

Home Automation - The Way to a Fully Automated House

Cyber War

Cyber War - How Technology wins Wars

scip Cybersecurity Forecast

scip Cybersecurity Forecast – Predictions for 2022

Ransomware Detection, Defense, and Analysis

Ransomware Detection, Defense, and Analysis

Data Markets

Data Markets - Collecting and Analyzing Passwords

Password Leak Analysis

Password Leak Analysis - Extensive Analysis of Passwords

MITRE ATT&CK

MITRE ATT&CK - Flaws of the Standardization

scip Cybersecurity Forecast

scip Cybersecurity Forecast – Predictions for 2021

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