Fraunhofer-Institut für Sichere Informationstechnologie / Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT)

The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT is one of the world's leading research institutes for cyber security and privacy protection. The institute deals with the key security challenges in business, administration and society and conducts practice-oriented cutting-edge research and innovation development. Numerous prizes and awards attest to the high quality of the results and developments.

The institute's 241 employees and research assistants (as of January 2024) deal with current issues relating to cybersecurity and data protection and develop new technologies and concrete solutions for real challenges in this area. The institute supports its partners in the design of new IT systems, the protection of IT infrastructures and the development of new products and services. At the same time, the institute advises on important IT security issues and is involved in national and international standardization.