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...
Critical Infrastructures
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...
Stacked chip reduces power consumption of servers
New stacking technology: Servers in data centres will require less power in future (Image: mit.edu) MIT researchers halt dramatic rise in energy consumption with new production technology Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://www.mit.edu/ )...
Focus on cyber security in 2026: AI & complexity
AI is causing a crisis of confidence and new security risks, but it also offers opportunities if companies continue to develop the zero trust concept. Artificial intelligence is not only driving operational transformation processes in companies, but also defence...
25 years of security partnership: Deutsche Bahn and the Federal Police
25 years of security partnership: How Deutsche Bahn and the Federal Police are further developing rail transport security For 25 years now, Deutsche Bahn (DB), the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and the Federal Police have been working together in a nationwide...
DORA: ICT Risk Management Comes into Focus
Matthias Canisius, Head of Sales at Mondoo The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force in January 2025, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for financial institutions and critical ICT service providers across the EU. Preparations for...
Airbus’ OneSat selected for Oman’s first satellite
Space Communication Technologies (SCT), Oman's national satellite operator, has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract for OmanSat-1, a state-of-the-art, fully reconfigurable, high-throughput OneSat telecommunications satellite, including the associated system....
Secure payments in the digital age: PSR requirements and the relevance of device identification
A guest article by Dirk Mayer, Head of Anti-Fraud Consultants at RISK IDENT Digital payments require robust security measures to counteract increasing fraud. The Payment Services Regulation (PSR) sets out comprehensive framework conditions for this. Device...
BSI:NIS-2 implementation: Bundestag passes cybersecurity law
Germany's cybersecurity situation is tense: the Federal Republic is vulnerable in the digital space, particularly due to poorly protected areas of attack (https://bsi.bund.de/lagebericht). The law implementing the European NIS 2 Directive, which was passed today in...
