Systems Security Research at Ruhr-University Bochum

The Horst Görtz Institute (HGI) located at Ruhr-University Bo chum, Germany, is one of Europe\´s largest university-based institution for interdisciplinary research in the field of IT security. Ruhr-University Bo chum offers both Bachelor and Master degree programs in IT security and more than 500 students are enrolled in these study courses. The research at RUB focusses on cryptography, embedded security, and network security. Recently, the research group "Embedded Malware" was established, which focusses on systems security. In this position paper, we provide a brief overview of this group and discuss previous research and future research topics.