Helmholtz Center for Information Security

Digital Anti-Forensics Research: The Next 10 Years

Anti-forensics refers to techniques designed to obstruct forensic analysis. While such methods are increasingly used by cybercriminals, they also provide valuable insights for researchers by revealing weaknesses in forensic tools and thereby contributing to their robustness. Desp...

RippleGUItester: Change-Aware Exploratory Testing

Software systems evolve continuously through frequent code changes, yet such changes often introduce unintended bugs despite extensive testing and code review. Existing testing approaches are largely constrained to predefined execution paths or rely on unguided exploration, leavi...

Enabling Sensitive Conversations with Consent Boundaries: Moa, a Platform for Discussing PhD Advising Relationships

When an individual is harmed by someone in power, such as a workplace manager, it can help to identify allies—people who would offer advice or supportive action. However, ally discovery is fraught because the very people who might be most relevant—e.g., someone who reports to the...