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Secure Web Applications Group

The Secure Web Applications Group (or SWAG, for short) conducts its research in all areas related to Web Security. Of particular focus is research around client-side security, in the detection, analysis, and mitigation of attacks around JavaScript. In addition, we research how to best communicate discovered vulnerabilities to affected operators. Furthermore, we investigate how malicious JavaScript may adversely affect users on the Web, researching both novel ways of detecting such scripts and attacking existing defensive solutions. Want to work with us? See the details for PhD students, thesis students, and student helper at our jobs page.

Head of Group

Ben Stock

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Kaiserstraße 21
66386 St. Ingbert (Germany)

Most Recent Publications

Year 2026

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IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P)
LeakyLinks: Measuring the Security and Privacy Risks of URL Scanning Services

Year 2025

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ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (AsiaCCS)
VDPCollect: Vulnerability Disclosure Programs as a Complement to Web Security Measurements

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ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC)
A Permissions Odyssey: A Systematic Study of Browser Permissions on Modern Websites

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IEEE Cybersecurity Development (SecDev)
Behind the Curtain: A Server-Side View of Web Session Security

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ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS)
Head(er)s Up! Detecting Security Header Inconsistencies in Browsers