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Security for businesses.

Innovative protection of products, systems and infrastructures. Securing investments sustainably.

The Institute for Innovative Safety and Security at Augsburg Technical University of Applied Sciences (HSA_innos) supports organizations of all sizes to operate the networked world in secure and sustainably successful way.

The institute's innovative approaches make systems, products and personnel resistant to digital threats to business and society.

HSA_innos combines scientific expertise with a deep understanding of practical challenges and thus generates valuable know-how. This enables HSA_innos to design, implement and evaluate innovative security solutions for systems and products - in close cooperation with the institute's partners.

HSA_innos directly transfers the knowledge gained into the training and further education of today's and tomorrow's security experts. In addition, the institute raises security awareness in society by networking with stakeholders from science, industry and politics.

Why IT-Security?

Digitization is a challenge for the German economy. This is just as true for industry as one of the largest of our domestic sectors as it is for all branches and company sizes. But with the benefits of a digitized world also come new risks, such as attacks on digital business models or insecure communications.

What are the consequences of cyber attacks?

Cyber criminals not only cause billions of euros in damage to industry and the economy every year. They also destroy the trusting relationship between companies and customers. The risk for such punctual and long-term consequences exists for all companies of all sizes and industries.

Is IT Security worth it?

An investment in security costs companies only a fraction of the losses that an attack entails. And this danger is becoming increasingly tangible. Because with increasing digitalization, the frequency of cyber attacks is also rising. The Institute for Innovative Safety and Security at Augsburg Technical University of Applied Sciences (HSA_innos) therefore supports companies with the latest findings in IT security. So that you are always one step ahead of the criminals.

The institute's key subjects

Industrial security

Securing digitized production

Classic IT systems are increasingly connected with industrial machinery and equipment (OT). The so-called Industry 4.0 enables companies, for example, to carry out predictive maintenance work or to improve their product's quality. These networks render security a necessary cornerstone for sustainable investments.

Securing Industry 4.0

Typical challenges for industrial safety are:

Incorporating previously non-networked machines from historically grown production landscapes.
Outdated software and hardware with known entry points for attackers
Secure and effective communication between devices from different manufacturers that range from sensors to control devices to actuators.

To meet these challenges technically and organizationally, companies from industry and commerce work with HSA_innos. Either via customized contract work or cooperative research projects.

Risk Management

Identifying and addressing threats

Digital business models offer companies new ways to create value, for example through data-based decision support, customized billing models or individualized products. But such models also expose companies to risks that need to be specifically investigated and reduced.

Minimizing risks for digital concepts

Security often plays a subordinate role in digital business models:

Risks of the digital concepts aren't recognized
Risk potentials aren't analyzed and evaluated
economically efficient protective measures aren't identified

Work out a suitable risk management together with HSA_innos to keep your products and your digital business model safe, low-risk, and profitable.

Embedded Security

Products need security

Whether in household appliances, programmable logic controllers or vehicles - embedded systems are everywhere. These components often perform very specific and critical tasks. This makes them important elements in networked systems and thus frequent targets of cyberattacks.

Secure Hard- and Software

These are the current challenges of secure embedded systems:

Secure identities of products and devices
Efficiently implementing security measures despite limited resources
Possible physical attacks

Analyze your existing devices with HSA_innos, design precise protection measures and select suitable software and hardware for your embedded systems. This is how you make your products future-proof.

Digital Forensics

Conservation of evidence 2.0

Today, criminal prosecution also takes place digitally. Evidence is not only available physically - it can also be found on storage devices and everyday electronics that are particularly difficult to access.

Securing evidence in the digital age

These are the current challenges of digital forensics:

Processing and analysis of digital evidence
In-depth technical forensics knowledge
Compliance with forensic processes

HSA_innos supports regional authorities in digital forensics and specializes in the forensic analysis of smart home and smart building components.

Secure software

Tools and processes for first-class quality

Agile processes enable rapid development of functional software. However, scarce resources often make it difficult to comply with security processes and perform security tests.

Creating secure software from the start

Security challenges in software development

Lack of consideration of security in agile iteration cycles
Neglect of rules for secure programming in everyday developer life
Complex, manual security testing with scarce resources

Increase the quality of your software. Integrate security processes and tools into your software development together with HSA_innos