On March 31, 2022, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published the long-awaited update of the standard, the PCI DSS v4.0, giving many...
usd PCI Best Practice Workshop Offers an Opportunity for Exchange on PCI DSS v4.0
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Events & Community
35 Vulnerabilities Discovered in Open Source Software: Hacker Contest Successfully Concluded
In the winter semester 2021/2022, the popular course "Hacker Contest" was again held at the Technical University (TU) Darmstadt. This year, the...
Goethe University Frankfurt and usd AG offer Cyber Security Seminar
For the fifth year in a row, the successful cooperation between usd AG and Goethe University Frankfurt is now being continued. As part of the joint...
usd PCI Best Practice Workshop 2021
For many years, the usd PCI Best Practice Workshop has brought together responsible PCI personnel from companies of all sizes and from all...
"CST Academy enables me to bring knowledge to where it is needed."
Three years ago today, the CST Academy conference space in Neu-Isenburg was officially inaugurated. This was an important milestone, because...
Hacker Contest with TU Darmstadt and h_da enters the next round
„This semester we had more registrations for our Hacker Contest than ever before," Markus Schader, Senior Security Consultant at usd HeroLab, is...
Knowledge Exchange on Cyber Security More Important Than Ever Before
In 2021, knowledge exchange and training on cyber security topics will continue to be of fundamental importance. The CST Academy is therefore...
Student Events 2020 – More Than 150 Students from All over Germany Gained Insights into More Security
This year, many events for students, such as job application fairs, could not take place as planned. Demand for IT security services is growing –...
PCI Community Meetings – Trends, Updates and Best Practices 2020
Securing the future of payments together. Our usd PCI experts participated in the 2020 North America Community Meeting and the 2020...
usd AG to Again Teach at TU Darmstadt
During the 2020/2021 winter semester, experienced usd HeroLab security analysts will once again teach the course “Hacker Contest” at the...
usd AG Now Partner to Alliance for Cybersecurity
After many years as a member of the Alliance for Cybersecurity (Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit, ACS), usd AG is expanding its involvement with the...
36c3 – usd HeroLab at Chaos Communication Congress 2019
A well-established tradition for the usd HeroLab and a great end to the year: from December 27 to 30, 2019, more than 20 HeroLabbers...