Battery and hydrogen drives in rail vehicles contribute to the decarbonisation of European rail transport. However, there are still no comprehensible harmonised safety standards for alternative drive concepts. TÜV SÜD's ‘Assessment Guide for alternative propulsion...
Critical Infrastructures
Warm points keep trains running on time thanks to AI
Sensors ensure smooth rail operations in Scandinavia, even in very harsh winters Points that cannot be set due to icing or large snow accumulations lead to massive delays, sometimes even train cancellations. Heating them is not enough, as William Liu from the Royal...
Digital sovereignty as a strategic necessity: The three cornerstones for Europe’s future
Digital sovereignty has been discussed for years, mostly as a theoretical ideal. But the geopolitical situation has made the issue an existential business condition in 2026. Today, digital sovereignty is much more than just an IT standard or data protection...
Precision meets explosion protection Secure signal transmission under ATEX conditions
Industrial processes in the chemical, oil & gas and biogas sectors place the highest demands on safety, measurement accuracy and compliance with standards. Even minor errors in signal transmission can lead to costly production downtime or even dangerous...
Munich Security Conference relies on access control system from Veridos
Veridos will once again provide the technology for secure participant identification at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in 2026. This will be the seventh consecutive year that the company's electronic access control system has been used at the world's most...
Security as a Symptom – Not the Cause
A critical commentary on the 2026 internal security budget of Hesse, Federal Republic of Germany The 2026 budget for internal security in Hesse, one of Germany’s 16 federal states, reaches a new record high of around €2.4 billion – roughly €60 million more than the...
New airport in the south of Bucharest
Binghatti Aerocity as a strategic infrastructure project for Romania The Binghatti Aerocity project will create a new international air traffic hub in the southern metropolitan area of Bucharest, which is intended to address the structural capacity bottlenecks in...
KRITIS Umbrella Act: ZVEI Calls for Rapid and Nationwide Harmonised Implementation
On January 28, 2026, the Bundestag adopted the KRITIS Umbrella Act (KRITIS-Dachgesetz), marking a significant milestone in strengthening the physical resilience of critical infrastructures in Germany. For the first time, the legislation establishes binding,...
European Court of Justice establishes clear rules for body cameras
Data protection and security in public spaces readjusted With its ruling of 18 December 2025 (C-422/24), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has set a key course for the use of body cameras in Europe. The decision focuses on a question of high practical relevance for...
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act passed: New security requirements for Germany’s critical infrastructure
In view of increasing hybrid threats, geopolitical tensions and growing dependencies on functioning infrastructure, the Bundestag has passed the Kritis (=Critical Infrastructure) umbrella law. With the law to strengthen the resilience of critical facilities, Germany...
