Emerging technologies, frameworks, and methodologies advancing IT security. From post-quantum cryptography and zero-trust architectures to AI-driven threat detection, CNAPP, CTEM, and passkeys: we assess which innovations are truly viable and what enterprises can implement today.
In July 2025, a buyer acquired around 30 WordPress plugins for a six-figure sum and implanted a backdoor. Activated eight months later, this case reveals a gap that traditional supply-chain detection fails to address. Read article
Gmail rejects emails without DMARC. How to set up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC correctly in 5 days. Read article
NIST has finalized three post-quantum standards. BSI deadline 2030/2032. Why PQC migration must start now. Read article
7 min read Every request to a cloud AI service constitutes a data transfer to a third party. With open-source models like Google’s Gemma 4, AI can now be operated... Read article
Most Kubernetes breaches result from misconfigurations. 8 concrete measures to harden your cluster in 5 days. Read article
9 min Reading Time Software stocks plummet as AI agents are set to automate entire business processes. Yet while executives debate cost savings, a security issue is emerging that most... Read article
5 min Reading Time 79 percent of Business Email Compromise (BEC) victims had MFA correctly implemented – and were hacked anyway. The reason: Standard MFA is a one-time hurdle, worthless... Read article
8 min Reading Time The Deutsche Telekom’s Master SOC in Bonn processes 95 million attack attempts per day. 250 cybersecurity experts work around the clock, networked with centers in 13... Read article
8 min Reading Time Zero Trust made a promise: Trust no one, verify everything, minimize the blast radius. But attackers have adapted. They don’t break in anymore – they log... Read article
12 min Reading Time Your developers have just rolled out the latest API update, the product owner is celebrating the launch – and no one checked whether the new endpoint... Read article
8 min Reading Time AWS has expanded its BSI-C5 attestation to 183 services in 2025 – including Singapore. A German security framework is now a reference standard in Asia. The... Read article
8 min Reading Time In August 2024, NIST published the first three finalized post-quantum cryptography standards. In November 2024, the BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) and 17 other European... Read article
4 min Reading Time AI agents act autonomously: they call APIs, write to databases, send emails, and make decisions without human approval. According to Gartner, by the end of 2026,... Read article
3 min Reading Time From AI-powered attacks and post-quantum cryptography to a wave of security regulations – these seven trends will define the cybersecurity landscape in 2026. For security decision-makers,... Read article
4 min Reading Time 292 days. That’s the average time it takes to detect and contain a credential-based breach (IBM 2024). During this period, attackers have access to systems, customer... Read article
2 min Reading Time By 2026, software supply chains will be one of the biggest entry points for cyberattacks. Log4Shell, SolarWinds, and MOVEit have shown: organizations that fail to vet... Read article
2 min Reading Time A German insurance group with 6,000 employees became the target of a coordinated social engineering campaign in early 2026. Deepfake calls, forged executive emails, and manipulated... Read article
2 min Reading Time Palantir Technologies is synonymous with the fusion of big data, AI, and security. With the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), the company has transitioned from a secret... Read article
7 min Reading Time Vulnerability scans identify weaknesses. That’s no longer enough. Gartner names Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) the top investment for 2026. Companies aligning their security investments with... Read article
2 min Reading Time Zero Trust is considered the gold standard of IT security – but it sounds like a corporate project to many SMEs. It’s not. Getting started is... Read article
2 min Reading Time Quantum computers threaten the cryptography that underpins our digital infrastructure – from TLS to VPNs and Bitcoin. Yet the crypto community is responding faster than expected.... Read article
