Kertos: Three Founders Turn Compliance into an Advantage
A lawyer, an engineer and a computer scientist are building a compliance platform based on European law in Munich. They rank 20th in the Sifted 100.
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Reboot Germany
NIS2, KRITIS Framework Act, AI Act: Germany regulates cybersecurity more ambitiously than any other EU country. Reboot Germany shows how companies turn the regulatory wave into a competitive advantage.
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German Cloud Security Export: C5, Sovereign Cloud, EU Advantage
AWS has expanded its BSI-C5 certification to 183 services by 2025, including Singapore. A German security framework is now a reference standard in Asia. …
Post-Quantum Cryptography: Germany Prepares
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 …
Ransomware Resilience: Why German Companies Pay Less Frequently
42 percent payment rate in Germany vs. 56 percent globally. Continental rejected 50 million dollars. Why BSI recommendations, GDPR and backup culture make German …
Supply Chain Security: From Compliance Burden to Competitive Edge
In March 2024, a Microsoft engineer stumbled upon a backdoor in XZ Utils - a library embedded in virtually every Linux distribution. The attacker …
Experts: Why Germany’s cyber talent is a hidden export hit
CISPA Saarbrücken is worldwide number 1 in computer security, HGI Bochum Europe’s largest IT security institute. Yet 149,000 IT specialists are missing. Why Germany …
DORA and the Financial Center: Why Security
3,600 financial institutions in Germany now operate under a new regulation with no grace period: the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). In force since …
Incident Response Made in Germany: BSI & Company Collaboration
119 new vulnerabilities per day. 461 data leaks related to Germany in twelve months. 80 percent of ransomware attacks target small and medium-sized enterprises. …
Zero Trust as a Location Factor: Secure Networks Draw Investors
Only 19 percent of German companies have fully implemented Zero Trust. Globally, the figure is 63 percent. Germany is lagging behind. But the catch-up …
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