The power outage in Berlin since 3 January 2026 is extraordinary in its scale, but remarkably familiar in its causes and political consequences. Five damaged high-voltage cables, tens of thousands of households without electricity and heating, restrictions on mobile...
Society & Politics
Commentary: Hesse’s clear stance against left-wing extremism
In his statement, Hesse's Interior Minister Roman Poseck paints a deliberately clear picture of left-wing extremism as a threat to security. The core of his position is clear: left-wing extremism is not understood as a marginal phenomenon or merely a side issue of...
Positive safety record at Bavaria’s Christmas markets
Successful protection concepts combining presence, prevention and cooperation At the end of the 2025 Christmas market season, the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior reports a thoroughly positive safety record. Home Secretary Joachim Herrmann spoke of...
Comment: More powers, more security? Interim assessment of the Hessian police law reform
One year after the reform of the Hessian Law on Public Safety and Order (HSOG) came into force, Interior Minister Roman Poseck gives a clearly positive interim assessment. According to the minister, the expanded powers of the police have been effective, are being...
Security through structural strength: Bavaria’s security policy agenda for 2026
The year 2026 will be a particularly significant one for internal security in Germany. Increasing demands on the protection of public spaces, hybrid threats, migration policy control issues and new technological risks call for a strategically integrated response. At...
Comment: New Year’s Eve on the Telekom network: records, routine – and unanswered questions
Deutsche Telekom's latest New Year's Eve figures once again show a sharp rise in mobile network usage. Between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. on New Year's Eve, more than 3,900 terabytes of data flowed through the network – an increase of almost 35 per...
What does NIS-2 really mean for your physical access control?
Compliance officers are familiar with the scenario: you invest millions in network security, implement sophisticated endpoint protection and set up a zero-trust architecture – but all of that is useless if someone can walk through an unlocked door into the server...
Germany – More public transport services in Bavaria than before the coronavirus pandemic
Monitoring considers developments from 2019 to 2024 Growth in local rail passenger transport and on-demand transport Transport Minister Bernreiter: ‘Good for passengers and the climate’ More passengers, more climate protection. These are two key objectives that the...
SBB timetable 2026: More services in Switzerland – cuts on the Stuttgart–Zurich route
The new SBB timetable brings noticeable changes: while Swiss passengers will benefit from more frequent services and new rolling stock, the international connection between Stuttgart and Zurich will be reduced. Deutsche Bahn sold its Stadler double-decker trains and...
Private mailboxes are filling up
An average of 13 emails per day Only 1 percent of internet users do not have a private email address Appointment confirmations for doctor's visits, shipping information from your favorite store, or login codes for apps—emails are not only standard for most people in...
