Competence Areas
Fraunhofer SIT develops practical IT security solutions: Our researchers tackle real-world challenges in business, healthcare, and public administration. Together with our partners, we develop tailored solutions for specific application areas, which we offer as Competence Areas.
Services
Fraunhofer SIT operates its own Security Test Lab, where we evaluate the IT security properties of systems and components on behalf of manufacturers, users, or other interested parties. Whether it’s a software solution, smartphone app, embedded system, or medical device, we use appropriate methods and tools for each test, develop test concepts, and assemble dedicated teams that evaluate security properties independently and in a vendor-neutral manner.
Certificate – Proof of Quality for IT Security
For cases where specific security properties need to be reliably demonstrated, Fraunhofer SIT offers customized security certifications. In a certification process, Fraunhofer SIT, as an independent body, reviews both the design and the practical implementation of the product and issues a certificate if all necessary requirements are met. Further information on certifications
Fraunhofer SIT supports its customers in the planning and validation of electronic services, business processes, and infrastructures. To this end, the institute offers
- design of infrastructures and solutions
- Evaluation and optimization of IT infrastructures
- Evaluation and optimization of solutions
- Design of IT architectures
- Development of operational and IT security concepts
- Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure: Support for processes, legal issues, and risk assessment
References
- Consulting for the ministries of the State of Hesse and various companies regarding the secure use of mobile devices
- Supporting cities and municipalities in implementing accessible government services
- Risk assessment for an automotive manufacturer
- Consulting on the use of the new national ID card in the tax sector
- Design of a security awareness program for an electricity provider
- Consulting on smart cards and their applications
Fraunhofer SIT offers the development and integration of customized solutions. Our services include:
- Development and implementation of ready-to-use solutions, innovative secure applications, and services for service-oriented environments
- Customization and security validation of applications, particularly web applications
- Development and testing of new security technologies (proof-of-concepts)
- Integration and adaptation of systems
- Integration and adaptation of technologies
Fraunhofer SIT offers a wide range of innovative security tools and technologies that customers can utilize through flexible licensing models—whether for company-wide use, to enhance their own product offerings, or for marketing to end customers. With regard to security tools, SIT offers
- documentation
- test installations
- Adaptation to environmental and application requirements
- Customized licensing terms
- Second-level support
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Fraunhofer SIT offers
- Risk Analyses
- Technology Assessment
- Feasibility studies
- Cost-benefit analyses
- Assessment and improvement of security concepts
Fraunhofer SIT offers various training courses for
- Preparation Course for TeleTrusT Information Security Professional (T.I.S.P.)
- Cyber Range Training
- Courses from the Fraunhofer Cybersecurity Learning Lab in the areas of
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Secure IT infrastructures
- IT Forensics
- Embedded Security
- Darknet & Cryptocurrencies
Cybersecurity and the Law