Partners of the Potsdam Conference for National Cyber Security 2024

SAP

SAP enterprise information and strategy

As the market leader in enterprise software, we help organizations of all sizes and industries improve their operations by redefining ERP and building networks of intelligent businesses that deliver visibility, resilience and sustainability across supply chains. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables our customers to operate profitably, continuously adapt and differentiate themselves from the competition globally. We focus on business agility, supply chain resilience and sustainable results.

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For us, innovation means developing groundbreaking technologies that set new standards in IT and business.

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Partnerships with teams, leagues and sports venues enable us to develop technology solutions with real-time cloud-based analytics.

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Greenbone AG

Greenbone is globally recognized as the leading provider of open-source vulnerability management solutions.

Our core competency lies in developing advanced algorithms and software programs that detect vulnerabilities in our customers' IT systems early on, before potential attackers can exploit them.

Greenbone was founded in 2008, and since 2023, we have been operating as a public limited company (AG).

We safeguard the digital assets of over 1,000 customers through more than 50,000 installations worldwide, covering all areas of IT.

Our extensive database comprises over a hundred thousand security advisories and additional information contributing to precise risk assessment of IT systems. Customers benefit from automated security tests and daily updates under our subscription model.

Quality, security, and sustainability are paramount to us. Hence, we have been ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified since 2001, and ISO 14001 certified since 2024.

For the latest information on Greenbone, our product portfolio, as well as updates on recent vulnerabilities and advice on securing your IT infrastructure, visit our blog.

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Cisco Systems GmbH

As a strategic partner, Cisco helps companies, authorities, organizations and the German state to create secure, high-performance networks that enable them to work better together - so that crucial processes can be completed faster and our society can continue to develop digitally in a protected manner.

To help Germany drive digitalization forward, Deutschland Digital was launched - a $500 million program to accelerate digitalization.

The digitalization of public authorities, ministries and administrations is a major project. Cisco has been a reliable partner to authorities at all levels for decades. Cisco develops products and solutions for networks, network infrastructures, cyber security, data center equipment, video communication and collaboration solutions, cloud/software and services. We support major transformation projects from the planning phase through to implementation and operation. The basis for this is our integrated security strategy, which extends from product development through the supply chain and operations to data protection. Our technologies are regularly certified by the BSI. In our Technology Verification Service Lab in Berlin, the security and operation of network technologies - especially for critical infrastructures and public authorities - can be tested under real conditions. Our Security and Trust Office is also available for all security-related questions.

Cisco knows that offers for state cooperation are based on security and trust in order to guarantee informational self-determination. We want to further develop this independence, digital sovereignty. Sovereignty does not mean developing everything ourselves, but understanding the available technologies in order to use them securely and confidently.

In Germany, Cisco relies on indirect sales via around 1,800 certified partners.

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Google

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Making AI helpful for everyone is the most profound way to advance this mission. Google approaches this in a bold and responsible way, working together with others. With products like Search, Maps, Gmail, Chrome, Gemini, the Pixel smartphones and watches or platforms such as YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people. Google has been operating in Germany since 2001 and now employs more than 2,500 people at its four locations in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt. Together with local partners, Google Germany is working on numerous digitalization projects, for example in the areas of education, retail, infrastructure, sustainability or data protection. At the Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Munich, Google builds products and features that are secure by default and private by design. And with communication solutions, a Cloud Data Center near Frankfurt and two cloud regions with a focus on increased efficiency and sustainability, Google supports companies in Germany  in their digital transformation process. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity

Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity is a leading IT security company that provides protection against ever-changing cyber threats to government and private sector customers with specialized security and regulatory requirements. The pioneer of highly secure encryption technologies delivers high-speed network encryption and zero-trust-based endpoint security. Most of these products are BSI-approved for securing VS-NfD-rated data. These trusted security solutions support users on their way to a secure and digitized world and thus make a significant contribution to digital sovereignty.

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Bundesdruckerei Group and Its Parent Company Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH  

As a German federal technology company, the Bundesdruckerei Group is contributing to the digital sovereignty of Germany and Europe with its digital and security expertise. In this way, the Group is creating trust in society. Its individual companies offer identification systems along with products and solutions relating to cyber security and digitisation – for the public sector and for areas of society and the economy that are worthy of protection.    

Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH is the parent company of Bundesdruckerei GmbH with its subsidiary Maurer Electronics GmbH plus D-Trust GmbH, genua GmbH, Xecuro GmbH and iNCO Spółka z o.o. The group of companies currently employs a total of more than 4,340 people and generated sales of around 907 million euros in 2022. Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH also holds shares in Veridos GmbH, DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH and Verimi GmbH.

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Telekom Security

Telekom Security: Security for success.

We believe in a secure digital future with maximum opportunities and minimum risk. A world of digital participation in which everyone can experience what connects without restrictions. In this world, we design tailor-made and holistic digital security for the Group and our customers.

With around 1,700 specialists and over 25 years of experience, we identify threats at an early stage and offer comprehensive advice, technological solutions and managed services - from identifying, classifying and averting threats through to recovery in the event of an emergency.

The integrated Cyber Defense & Security Operations Center (SOC) is at the heart of monitoring. With more than 240 security specialists and 24/7 availability, we have a comprehensive view of the constantly changing threat landscape at all times. This enables us to detect, defend against and analyze attacks almost in real time.

Whether within the Deutsche Telekom Group worldwide or for our external customers: we protect what moves.

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Secusmart

Secusmart is the leading provider of secure mobile communication solutions in the IT security market and manufacturer of three product lines: SecuSUITE for Samsung Knox and SecuSUITE for iOS is a highly secure mobile platform for mobile data and voice on Samsung and Apple smartphones and tablets and has a clearance recommendation up to classification level VS-NfD ("Classified Information - For Official Use Only").

Secusmart also offers SecuSUITE, a software solution for voice encryption on Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones. In 2022, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) granted BlackBerry's SecuSUITE security accreditation for worldwide use in official secure NATO communications.

Secusmart's most important customer organizations include German federal authorities. In addition, the SecuSUITE software solution is sold to governments and businesses worldwide.

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Microsoft Deutschland GmbH

Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, founded in 1983 as a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, U.S.A.), employs more than 3,000 people in Germany at its seven locations in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart and Walldorf. Together with our 30,000 partners in Germany, we support companies with innovative solutions for the intelligent cloud and the intelligent edge so that they are successfully positioned for digital transformation and the AI age. In addition, Microsoft is a global leader in areas such as productive software solutions, IT security, innovative hardware and development platforms that are also based on open source technology.

Microsoft is investing in the expansion of AI infrastructures and cloud capacities as well as in the qualification of skilled workers in Germany. Together with politics, business and science, we participate in a wide range of initiatives and projects so that all people can participate in the progress of the digital society.

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Delos Cloud

Delos Cloud provides a sovereign and secure cloud platform for the digitalization of the public sector in Germany. It is vendor- and solution-neutral and open to all applications. This makes it an essential building block for the implementation of the German Administration Cloud Strategy (DVS) in compliance with all relevant security and confidentiality requirements of the BSI. Delos Cloud sees itself as a trusted partner of the IT service providers of the federal, state and local governments and complements their service portfolio. For further information, please visit: www.deloscloud.de

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leading AI-powered, cloud-delivered cyber security platform provider protecting over 100,000 organizations worldwide. Check Point leverages the power of AI everywhere to enhance cyber security efficiency and accuracy through its Infinity Platform, with industry-leading catch rates enabling proactive threat anticipation and smarter, faster response times. The comprehensive platform includes cloud-delivered technologies consisting of Check Point Harmony to secure the workspace, Check Point CloudGuard to secure the cloud, Check Point Quantum to secure the network, and Check Point Infinity Core Services for collaborative security operations and services.

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Bechtle AG

A leading IT enterprise in Europe, Bechtle is close to its customers with more than 100 IT system houses as well as IT E-Commerce companies in 14 countries. Moreover, Bechtle boasts a worldwide network of partners that caters to the needs of customers that operate around the globe.

Founded in 1983, the Bechtle Group is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany, and currently has more than 15,000 employees. Bechtle accompanies its 70,000+ customers from the fields of industry and trade, the public sector and the financial market in their digital transformation and offers a comprehensive, cross-vendor portfolio of IT infrastructure and IT operation solutions. Bechtle is listed in the MDAX and TecDAX indexes. In 2023, its revenue amounted to €6.42 billion.

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Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI)

The German Informatics Society is the largest professional society for computer science in the German-speaking world. Since 1969, it has represented the interests of computer scientists und practitioners in science and politics and is committed to promoting a digital transformation for the common good. With 14 divisions, over 30 active regional groups and more than 150 expert groups, the GI is a forum for all disciplines in computer science. Further information can be found at www.gi.de

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eco – Association of the Internet Industry

With approximately 1,000 member companies, eco is the leading Association of the Internet Industry in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been highly instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of its members in politics and international forums. eco has offices based in Cologne, Berlin and Brussels. In its work, eco primarily advocates for a high-performance, reliable and trustworthy ecosystem of digital infrastructures and services.

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Myra Security GmbH

Myra Security is a German cyber security company and provider of a security-as-a-service platform. The technology developed by Myra is certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in accordance with the ISO 27001 standard based on IT-Grundschutz. It monitors, analyzes and filters harmful Internet traffic before virtual attacks can do any real harm. Myra fulfills all 37 BSI criteria for qualified DDoS mitigation service providers. Ministries and authorities as well as companies from the financial, insurance and healthcare sectors trust Myra to secure their critical infrastructures. This includes protection against DDoS attacks, botnets and attacks on databases. Customers include the German Federal Ministry of Health, the Sparkasse and the Munich Security Conference.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

Our clients face diverse challenges, strive to put new ideas into practice and seek expert advice. They turn to us for comprehensive support and practical solutions that deliver maximum value. Whether for a global player, a family business or a public institution, we leverage all of our assets: experience, industry knowledge,
high standards of quality, commitment to innovation and the resources of our expert network in 151 countries. Building a trusting and cooperative relationship with our clients is particularly important to us – the better we know and understand our clients’ needs, the more effectively we can support them.

PwC Germany. More than 14,000 dedicated people at 20 locations. €2.93 billion in turnover. The leading auditing and consulting firm in Germany.

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Dragos

Dragos has a global mission to safeguard civilization from those trying to disrupt the industrial infrastructure we depend on every day. The Dragos Platform offers the most effective industrial cybersecurity technology, giving customers visibility into their ICS/OT assets, vulnerabilities, threats, and response actions. The strength behind the Dragos Platform comes from our ability to codify Dragos's industry-leading OT threat intelligence, and insights from the Dragos services team, into the software. Our community-focused approach gives you access to the largest array of industrial organizations participating in collective defense, with the broadest visibility available. 

Our solutions protect organizations across a range of industries, including electric, oil & gas, manufacturing, building automation systems, chemical, government, water, food & beverage, mining, transportation, and pharmaceutical.

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CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with one of the world’s most advanced cloud-native platforms for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.

Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.

Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value.

CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.

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Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB)

Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB) is the central point of contact for investors, local entrepreneurs and technology-orientated start-ups. The aim of cluster management within the WFBB is to network business and science in such a way that, in particular, the innovative strength and thus the competitiveness of companies are strengthened. Together with the other players in the cluster, they drive forward strategic development in the areas of digital transformation, green deal, transport and energy transition as well as eHealth and innovative supply concepts.

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IT Security Association Germany (TeleTrusT)

The IT Security Association Germany (TeleTrusT) is a competence network comprising national and international members from industry, administration, consulting and research as well as related partner organisations with similar objectives. With a broad spectrum of members and partner organisations, TeleTrusT represents the largest competence network for IT security in Germany and Europe.

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Deutschland sicher im Netz e.V. (DsiN)

The non-profit organization was founded in 2006 as part of the Federal Government's National IT Summit (today: Digital-Summit) to promote digital skills across society. Through a wide range of projects and partnerships, DsiN supports people in their private and professional environments in the safe use of digital services and technologies. The offers include the DsiN digital driver's license, the SiBa app and wide-reaching offers for selected target groups (politicians,  schools, senior citizens, associations). DsiN is under the patronage of the Federal Minister of the Interior and Homeland.

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Trend Micro

At Trend Micro, everything we do is about making the world a safer place for exchanging digital information. We believe cyber risks are business risks, and we empower organizations with complete visibility of their digital assets to understand how well they are protected and where to prioritize their investments to lower their risk.

We secure the world by anticipating global changes in modern infrastructures, evolutions in threats, shifts in user behaviors, and advancement in application development. We help customers transform cybersecurity from siloed technologies to a unified security platform that accelerates digital transformation, hybrid workforce collaboration, SOC modernization, vendor consolidations, and operationalization of Zero Trust strategy, while integrating with their existing investments and partner ecosystems.

As a global cybersecurity leader, our platform, threat intelligence, and services are deployed by over 500,000 enterprise customers across 175 countries and recognized by third-party reviewers and industry analysts.

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Business Forum SPD e.V.

The Business Forum of the SPD e.V. is an independent entrepreneurial professional association. Alongside the Social Democrats, the association primarily promotes dialogue with social democratic representatives in parliaments, governments, and party organizations in the federal states, countries, and Europe. Its members come from all sectors, reflecting the diverse, unique, and successful economic location of Germany. The Business Forum of the SPD advocates for intensive exchange and new forms of collaboration between business and politics, and organizes dialogues between the respective representatives.