Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology

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Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 17.2 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 17.6 ″  E

Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT)
Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT)
Fraunhofer SIT logo
Category: research Institute
Carrier: Fraunhofer Society
Legal form of the carrier: registered association
Seat of the wearer: Munich
Facility location: Darmstadt
Branch offices: Sankt Augustin near Bonn
Type of research: Applied research
Subjects: Computer science , electrical engineering and information technology ,
Areas of expertise: IT security
Management: Michael Waidner
Employee: approx. 215
Homepage: www.sit.fraunhofer.de

The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology ( SIT ) or Fraunhofer SIT is an institution of the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research eV (FhG) and is based in Darmstadt . There is also a branch in Sankt Augustin near Bonn and an office in Berlin. Fraunhofer SIT also operates branch offices in Israel and Singapore. The institute works closely with students and scientists from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the University of Darmstadt .

Fraunhofer SIT is a member of the Athene Research Center .

Fraunhofer SIT conducts application research in the areas of IT security and security through IT. On behalf of companies and public administration, the institute develops secure software solutions, creates security concepts and tests the IT security of IT-based systems and devices.

Work areas

Fraunhofer SIT deals with the IT security of networks, services and devices. Areas of work are:

  • Automotive security
  • Cloud computing
  • Industry 4.0
  • Secure engineering
  • Mobile security (smartphone / tablet security, mobile payment systems, etc.)
  • Internet security
  • Digital Identity Security
  • Multimedia security (digital watermarks)
  • Protection of critical infrastructures
  • Security of embedded systems (cyberphysical systems)
  • IT forensics
  • Cybersecurity
  • Security management

Infrastructure

Currently (as of April 2020) around 215 people work at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT). The institute is headed by Michael Waidner .

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/de/ueber-uns/fraunhofer-sit/institutsprofil/
  2. ↑ Two Fraunhofer Project Centers opened in Israel. Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Fraunhofer Singapore founded - way ahead of the internationalization trend. Retrieved April 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Numbers and facts. December 31, 2019, accessed April 27, 2020 .