Secunet Security Networks

secunet Security Networks AG commonly known as Secunet, is a German information security corporation headquartered in Essen. Secunet develops, manufactures and sells information security hardware and secure telecommunications equipment. It is the producer and vendor of Germany's SINA infrastructure that forms the basis for Germany's secure IT networks. Secunet is Germany's biggest information security company and provides services for the public administration and private enterprises in the country. The company listed publicly in the SDAX.

Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997) in Essen, GermanyHeadquarters, WorldwideProductsSINARevenue €337.6 million (2021)c. 1,000 (2022)Websitesecunet.comFootnotes / references
Financials as of 30 March 2022^[update].^[1]

Secunet was founded in 1997 as a spin-off of the IT division of the former TÜV Mitte AG.^[2] Since 2009, Giesecke+Devrient has been the majority shareholder.^[3] In 2022, Secunet generated a revenue of 347 million euros and had more than 1,000 employees, thus making it the leading IT security partner of the Federal Republic of Germany.^[4] Within Germany Secunet has seats in Berlin, Bonn, Borchen, Dresden, Eschborn, Hamburg, Munich and Siegen.^[5]

Products and services

With its products and services, Secunet primarily focuses on clients in the public administration and ministries, the healthcare sector, the defense and space sector as well as specifically security and police agencies.^[6]

Secure Networking

One of Secunet's premier products is the SINA (Secure Inter-Network Architecture) product line which was co-developed with Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).^[7] The SINA architecture forms the basis for Germany's classified information networks and is used in a broad range of public institutions in Germany and abroad. The architecture is accredited to the NATO and EU SECRET classifications and includes network encryptors and workstations as well as communication devices, such as encrypted phones.^[8][9][10]

Border Control

Secunet is the producer of EasyPASS, an automated border control system used at airports and border check points in Germany and a number of EU countries.^[11]

Consulting

Secunet's services include information security consulting, assessments and penetration testing.^{[citation needed]}

Healthcare

Germany's electronic healthcare infrastructure is partially based on Secunet products.^[12][13][14]

External links

• secunet Security Solutions

References