On the rails again… ππ


What’s happening in the German security & AI startup sector? Tomorrow is the final of the “Deutscher Startup-Pokal” for the security and AI sector, organised by GFFT e.V.. I have been asked to be part of the jury for the security startups that will be pitching tomorrow: π‘ sematicon AGπ‘ Cybervizeπ‘ ONEKEY Together with the…
Frank Karlitschek, the founder and CEO of Nextcloud, gave an inspiring talk at 2025 re:publica conference in Berlin about how to establish a sustainable, enterprise-ready open-source project. π Link [DE]: re:publica 25: Frank Karlitschek – So baut man ein nachhaltiges Open Source Unternehmen In his talk he highlights the factors making an open-source project successful….
πΈ How good are you at recognising AI-generated people? β Would you be sceptical if the person tried to connect with you on LinkedIn, for example? You can test yourself on these two sites: π Which Face Is Real?π thispersondoesnotexist.com
The German BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) and TΓV-Verband conducted a survey among German companies to assess the status of cybersecurity in the private sector. Some worrying results from my point of view are: π Link to the study: BSI – Presse – TΓV-Studie zur Cybersicherheit der deutschen Wirtschaft: Bedrohungslage steigt, Unternehmen wiegen sich…
For me, yesterday was the last day of InnoTrans for this year. Now I have to rest my feet (of course in our red socks!). During this week, I’ve walked countless miles, talked to incredibly interesting people and once again experienced the wide range of products and services necessary to make our railway system work….
Cybersecurity in public transport: The operator of Hannover’s public transport was hacked. According to the linked article, it seems to be a ransomware attack. Bus and railway operation are not affected, but different systems such as the displays at the stations or the ticketing platform for the new “Deutschlandticket”. https://www.csoonline.com/de/a/cyberattacke-auf-hannoversche-verkehrsbetriebe,3674537