The number of trade visitors continued to rise parallel to an increase in exhibitors. “At 20 percent, the increase in trade visitors from abroad was even higher than the growth from within Germany. This reflects the continuation of a clear trend from the previous years: it-sa is also becoming increasingly international. Alongside the German-speaking regions it provides comprehensive coverage of a large number of other European countries,” explains it-sa director Frank Venjakob.

Four international pavilions

In terms of exhibitors, it-sa 2019 also had a strong international flavour. There were separate national pavilions for companies from the Basque Country, the Netherlands, Austria and the Czech Republic. The importance of it-sa for cross-border collaboration on cyber security was also underlined, for example, by the “German-Dutch IT Security Breakfast” hosted by the German IT security association TeleTrusT and attended by Paul Ymkers, Consul General for the Netherlands, and by the presence of business delegations from Austria and the Czech Republic.

Forum programme with special keynote address by bestselling author Misha Glenny

Five open forums, including the English-language International Forum, offered interesting insights into IT security in around 350 presentations. The main attraction was the special keynote by British investigative journalist and McMafia author Misha Glenny on the last day of the fair. He took the audience with him on a journey through the world of organised crime, the Dark Net and various forms of cyber-crime. He argued that nowadays, increasing interconnectivity and the use of machine learning to make automated decisions in the field of cyber security represent a new challenge. People could often no longer grasp the scope of the algorithms used, so there was a risk of loss of control.

Congress@it-sa offers 30 sessions under one roof

The accompanying congress programme Congress@it-sa with a total of 30 sessions also reinforced the importance of it-sa as a dialogue platform for cyber security. The congress offered precisely targeted professional expertise on topics such as IT security for SMEs or in industrial production as well as information on the use of artificial intelligence. Also back at it-sa in Nuremberg this year were the IT baseline protection meeting of the BSI (German Federal Office for Information Security) and the annual convention of IT security managers from regional and local authorities.

Start-up IDEE wins UP19@it-sa Award

Munich firm IDEE had the most successful pitch of all the start-ups at the CyberEconomy Match-up UP19@it-sa. Following a brief pitch and networking session with investors and representatives of the IT security sector, the company was presented with the UP@it-sa Award.

The next it-sa will take place from 6 to 8 October 2020 in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg.

Safety and security trade fairs at NürnbergMesse

NürnbergMesse has established and proven expertise in the safety and security field. With events such as Enforce Tac – Trade Fair for Law Enforcement, it-sa, and it-sa India – Trade Fairs for IT Security, FeuerTRUTZ – Trade Fair for Preventive Fire Protection as well as Perimeter Protection – Trade Fair for Perimeter Protection, FIRE & SECURITY INDIA EXPO and also U.T.SEC – Summit for Drones, Unmanned Technologies & Security, it brings together a total of around 1,600 exhibitors and some 41,000 visitors from all over the world.

For more information please visit: www.nuernbergmesse.de/security

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Exhibition director Frank Venjakob adds: “it-sa 2018 proved a winner from start to finish. For its tenth anniversary, the leading dialogue platform for IT security showed how important the IT security industry is for the success of the digital transformation, with exhibitors participating from 27 countries. The increase in visitor numbers and the more than 20 percent growth in international visitor participation emphasise the importance of it-sa, just like the three international pavilions.” Israel, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic demonstrated the strength of their IT security industries with their own pavilions. One of the high points of it-sa 2018 was the special keynote address by Polish IT security expert Paula Januszkiewicz and the new start-up competition UP18@it-sa, which was won by IT-Seal. The German IT Security Award from the Horst Görtz Foundation was also presented at it-sa for the first time. Many top-level decision-makers from the worlds of politics, administration and the economy benefited from the opportunity to discuss cyber security, with a visit by Andreas Könen, Head of the Cyber and Information Security Department of Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Homeland, the Executive Dinner attended by Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, a State reception in the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance, Regional Development and Home Affairs, and visits by international office-holders and delegations.

Five open forums with 350 contributions

The attending IT security experts were spoilt for choice with the forum programme: exhibitors, trade and professional associations and organisations offered insights into every aspect of IT security with a total of five forums for the first time, including the new international forum I10. Highlights included the “it-sa insights”: discussion rounds and individual lectures, e.g. on Industrie 4.0 or critical infrastructure protection. Live hacking demonstrations showed the public how easy it is for attackers to hijack mobile devices or take control of IoT systems. “The new international forum also enjoyed excellent visitor levels right from the start,” says Venjakob happily.

Special keynote address by Paula Januszkiewicz

“Culture comes with understanding” – an important plea by Paula Januszkiewicz, an internationally recognised IT security specialist and this year’s top speaker. In her special keynote address, “Attacks of the Industry: A View into the Future of Cybersecurity”, she demonstrated how easy it is for hackers to take control of IT systems. They nearly always find it a piece of cake, since these systems are often poorly configured. For cyber criminals it is easy to make use of social engineering and phishing attacks to gain a foothold in corporate networks. The human factor is therefore one of the main levers for improved IT security.

Dialogue between policy-makers and the economy on cyber security

Horst Seehofer, Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Homeland, and patron of it-sa, commented during the trade fair: “The global cyber threat is something that the State and the economic sector must work to overcome, even beyond Germany’s borders. it-sa provides the opportunity for comprehensive discussion at an international level on the subjects of cyber security and information security.” Many high-level representatives from the fields of politics and the economy therefore used it-sa 2018 as an opportunity for dialogue. A State reception hosted by Albert Füracker, Bavaria’s State Minister of Finance, Regional Development and Home Affairs, was held on the evening before the actual event. On the first day of the trade fair, Andreas Könen, Head of the Cyber and Information Security Department of Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Homeland; Arne Schönbohm, President of Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security; Susanne Dehmel, Member of the Management Team of Bitkom; and other representatives of national and international associations and institutions took the opportunity to expand their knowledge. In the evening, Joachim Herrmann, Bavaria’s Minister of the Interior and Integration, gave a welcome at the exclusive Bitkom Executive Dinner.

Extensive congress programme with top-level participation

With 20 events under one roof, Congress@it-sa once again offered a wider range of topics to enable participants to expand their knowledge in specific subject and industry areas, ranging from the international symposium Vis!t (Verwaltung integriert sichere Informationstechnologie, Management Integrates Secure Information Technology) to IT security in SMEs, the European General Data Protection Regulation, and also the IT Baseline Protection Day organized by the Federal Office for Information Security and the annual conference of State and municipal IT security officers, both of which were held at it-sa in Nuremberg this year.

Lucky winners at UP18@it-sa

Darmstadt-based company IT-Seal, the winner of the UP18@it-sa Award, had good reason to celebrate. At the new CyberEconomy Match-Up for Start-ups, doers and decision-makers held the day before the trade fair, the young team proved a winner with its concept for improved IT security awareness. In the public vote, IT-Seal won against 15 other start-ups.

German IT Security Award presented at it-sa

The seventh German IT Security Award by the Horst Görtz Foundation was presented at it-sa, the first time the award was given during this event. The winner of the prize, with a purse of EUR 200,000, was the start-up Physec from Bochum, which impressed the jury of experts with its “Enclosure-PUF” concept, which makes it possible for the first time to assure the physical integrity of a complex system without the presence of a power supply. A further accolade went to the Chair for Network and Data Security at the Ruhr University of Bochum and Berlin company Cure 53 for their solution dealing with defective JavaScript code.

The next it-sa takes place at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 8 to 10 October 2019.

Security trade fairs at NürnbergMesse

NürnbergMesse has established and proven expertise in the security field. With events such as Enforce Tac – Trade Fair for Law Enforcement, it-sa, it-sa Brasil and it-sa India – Trade Fairs for IT Security, FeuerTrutz – Trade Fair for Preventive Fire Protection as well as Perimeter Protection – Trade Fair for Perimeter Protection, FIRE & SECURITY INDIA EXPO and also U.T.SEC – Unmanned Technologies & Security, it brings together a total of around 1,400 exhibitors and some 36,000 visitors from all over the world.

For more information please visit: www.nuernbergmesse.de/security

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Oliver Frese, membre du directoire de Deutsche Messe, a ajouté : « Nous avons reçu un feedback extrêmement positif sur la viabilité du nouveau concept et notre courage de parler non seulement de disruption mais aussi de nous y attaquer à bras le corps a été salué. Nous avons ainsi réussi d’emblée à allier le business concret dans les halls d’exposition avec l’ambiance de festival sur le d!campus. Le nouveau CEBIT insuffle de l’émotion dans la numérisation et abolit les distances entre la technologie et la société, tout en montrant les opportunités concrètes. »

Et : le nouveau CEBIT est jeune et imprime un nouveau départ en faisant souffler un vent de fraîcheur. « Nous constatons que les contacts commerciaux sont plus faciles à établir dans une ambiance détendue. Le principal objectif est atteint : nos clients sont très satisfaits », a déclaré Oliver Frese.

La mécanique du nouveau CEBIT a fonctionné : dans la journée, les exposants ont enregistré des leads dans les halls d’exposition Un visiteur sur trois faisait partie du top management de son entreprise. Plus d’un visiteur sur quatre avait fait le déplacement de l’étranger. La journée de conférence le lundi avait fait le plein d’inscriptions avant même le coup d’envoi du nouveau CEBIT. Sur les scènes de la conférence, plus de 30 000 spectateurs ont suivi tous les jours les keynotes et les débats autour des opportunités et des risques de la numérisation. « Le nouveau CEBIT est le forum de débat autour de la transformation numérique de l’économie et de la société », a déclaré Oliver Frese. Au cœur de la première édition du CEBIT figuraient avant tout l’intelligence artificielle, la chaîne de blocs, la mobilité future, les réseaux rapides, la sécurité, les systèmes autonomes et la robotique humanoïde.

Sur le d!campus, la numérisation se vivait dans une ambiance lounge, sur la grande roue, le dôme consacré à la réalité virtuelle ou dans le Cloud Lifter. En soirée, une ambiance de festival a régné grâce à la participation de Mando Diao, Jan Delay et Digitalism, sans oublier la démonstration de drones.

Dès la première minute, le nouveau concept du CEBIT a prouvé qu’il était particulièrement pertinent. Sur le net, le CEBIT a tenu la vedette pendant des jours : le streaming en direct en ligne des conférences a été utilisé par plus de 400 000 personnes. Chaque jour sur les réseaux sociaux, le CEBIT a attiré plus d’un demi-million de personnes. Et les exposants ont fait état de portées qui se chiffrent en millions. Les hashtags #cebit, #cebit18 et #cebit2018 sont arrivés en tête des classements Twitter en Allemagne durant les premiers jours. 120 000 personnes ont arpenté le parc des expositions.

Tout Hanovre s’est transformé pendant une semaine en CEBIT City. Des milliers de visiteurs ont profité de la d!lounge sur le Kröpcke, la place centrale de la ville, qui diffusait de retransmissions en direct du parc des expositions et ont participé aux conférences-débats sur la scène. Il y a eu aussi la soirée club et le grand final en plein-air le vendredi soir dans le centre-ville où plusieurs milliers d’invités étaient attendus.

« Le vent de fraîcheur insufflé par le nouveau CEBIT signale un nouveau départ placé sous le signe de la numérisation, comme on a pu s’en rendre compte à travers chaque détail », a déclaré Oliver Frese. « Après cette première édition réussie, nous nous retroussons maintenant les manches pour travailler au CEBIT 2019 avec nos partenaires. »

Pendant la première édition même du CEBIT, de nombreuses entreprises numériques réputées ont annoncé qu’elles seraient à nouveau présentes en 2019. Le CEBIT 2019 se déroulera du 24 au 28 juin.

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New ideas for the mobility of the future

The new CEBIT area Future Mobility exhibits pioneering concepts for digital mobility. Volkswagen has announced “a festival of innovations” for CEBIT – from a test project with blockchain support to artificial intelligence in business to data-based traffic optimization in large cities. “The highlight will be a four-wheeled world premiere autonomous driving concept,” said Jonas Kulawik, IT Spokesperson, Global Group Communications, Volkswagen, at the Preview in Hannover, Germany (Hall 25, Stand A23; open-air site Q60).

IONITY wants to set up a pan-European high-power charging network for electric vehicles, a joint venture from carmakers BMW, Daimler, Ford and the Volkswagen group. Charging stations with output of up to 350 kW will provide convenient rapid charging along major highways in 18 countries. CEBIT visitors can use virtual reality to dive into the world of eMobility, and admire the futuristic design of the first charging station prototypes (Hall 25, Stand B48).

To prevent emissions, traffic jams and parking headaches, there are plans to supplement urban public transportation systems with shared electric taxis. e.GO Mobile is presenting the e.GO Mover electric minibus and the e.GO Life city car at CEBIT. “The e.GO Mover for 14 passengers is designed for on-demand service and supports highly automated driving,” reported e.Go co-founder Mathias Kreimeier at the Preview (Hall 25, Stand A27).

Deutsche Bahn wants to win over 50 million more passengers to long-distance travel by 2030 – without laying down any new track. At CEBIT, visitors can discover how they plan to do this. Also being introduced at the fair is the smart platform edge that indicates where the doors will be before a train arrives. And the first games in the 2018 World Cup will be broadcast in a public viewing section of a future regional train (Hall 25, Stand A37).

CEBIT has formed a long-term partnership with the ADAC German automobile club. “‘We’re evolving the club from a highway assistance to a mobility assistance service,” says ADAC President Dr. August Markl, “and these changes will be presented at CEBIT.” As the Community Captain for startup platform scale11, the club plays host to young mobility companies. There is also a pitch session for innovative business ideas (Hall 27/scale11 and Hall 25, Stand B27).

Concepts for tomorrow’s working world

It is not just mobility that is changing with breathtaking speed, but also the world of work. AMAGNO is showcasing a revolutionary Living Documents technology at CEBIT, that lets you surf through documents as if they were webpages. By clicking an order number, file reference or name, users can view additional files, scanned documents and e-mails related to any process or case (Hall 14, Stand H20).

The Smart City by Ricoh gives hands-on access to the Workplace 4.0, with space for exciting and inspiring expert keynotes on trending topics in business. The City is featuers seven real-world examples of core aspects of the digitally transformed world of work: data security, digital workflow, mobile solutions, co-working, technological innovations, environmental protection and digitization consulting (Technology Academy, Pavilion 36).

ATOS accompanies the digital transformation of customers from a wide range of industries worldwide. At CEBIT the company shows how a future project manager will do their work, using concrete examples and live demos. Big Data and artificial intelligence are key factors (Hall 13, Stand C74 and open-air site M59).

LG Electronics is displaying its cloud monitors for the first time in Europe. These make it easy to set up quick and convenient workspaces almost anywhere. To give employees access to the necessary data from their company network, the cloud serves as storage to make all programs and services available – as well as additional computing power where needed (Hall 13, Stand D122).

DATEV is using a digital experience pathway to demonstrate at CEBIT what digitization of everyday processes in every company means. Various development stages are also visualized – from founding to successful market entry. Topics include digital bookkeeping, mobile applications for the business environment and eCommerce solutions (Hall 17, Stand F06).

A crash test for web apps and the potential of the blockchain

Ever more work processes are carried out online these days, which means that large volumes of sensitive data must be protected from outside attacks. This is the focus of the startup Crashtest Security, nominated for the CEBIT Innovation Award 2018: The Crashtest Security Suite offers comprehensive security testing for programs in the web (Hall 27, Stand F82).

Of course, cool blockchain startups are also at CEBIT. eCoin Investment has specialized in solutions to easily find your way in the world of cryptocurrencies, and develops high quality mining systems. At CEBIT the company is presenting a selection of its products, showing how to earn money with Bitcoin and its sister currencies, and testing visitors’ crypto-knowledge (Hall 12, Stand B36/1).

Citizen project with blockchain and trends in eGovernment

Promising new concepts also abound in the eGovernment sector. At the Preview, Materna presented its Citizen Blockchain project, planned as a CEBIT Showcase with a fine particulates map. This project will allow people to share data from privately operated air quality measurement stations, and earn blockchain tokens. Municipal partners are still being sought at CEBIT (Hall 15, Stand G54).

The kommune.digital initiative is exhibiting for the first time at CEBIT. Municipal elected officials and other decision-makers can experience new concepts and innovative solutions for tomorrow’s networked cities. Numerous exhibitors are showcasing applications that enable integrated, sustainable digitization (Hall 14, Stand L35).

Augmented & virtual reality for live events of all kinds

The startup VRTX Labs is demonstrating how a visit to CEBIT in 2020 might look, using an augmented & virtual reality app for interactive real-time visualization. In the future, a glance at a smartphone will be enough to call up an explanatory video for an exhibit or hook into the in-hall events program. Real-life experience is enhanced with playful features that invite users to discover the virtual tradeshow world (Hall 27, Stand B23/4).

Influencer marketing trends and entertainment at d!campus

These days many companies want to take advantage of influencers. With CEBIT!signals, Deutsche Messe and blogfoster are presenting Europe’s largest influencer marketing event. More than 1,000 bloggers are expected for Digital Friday (15 June). A program highlight: “From online promotion to YouTube star: How to build a brand with two million followers without investing a penny in advertising” (Keynote with Alexander Giesecke and Nicolai Schork, Managing Directors, TheSimpleCub; Hall 27).

Even a big business festival should include plenty of fun. That’s why, next to the SAP ferris wheel in more than 250 square meters of open-air site, SILPION IT-Solutions is hosting a foosball arena. The goals are fun, relaxation… and networking. Because the new CEBIT on 11–15 June is not just a premium business event, but a festival for everyone!

Note for media representatives: For further information on the CEBIT Preview on 15 May 2018 in Hannover, Germany, including press releases from exhibitors, visit https://www.cebit.de/en/press/press-events/cebit-preview .

Photos of the CEBIT Preview are available for download here: http://www.messe.de/bilddatenbank?keyword=CEBIT-Preview .

CEBIT

At CEBIT 2018, everything is geared to generating business, leads and bright ideas. With its exhibitor displays, expert conferences and prime networking opportunities, CEBIT is a triple-punch event covering everything essential to the digitization of business, government and society. The innovations on display in the d!conomy section of the show give IT professionals and decision-makers from the realms of business, trade and the public sector the tools they need to streamline and futureproof their operations by leveraging digitization to the fullest. The event’s d!tec showcase puts the spotlight on developers and startups and their disruptive business models, as well as on research institutes giving us a glimpse of tomorrow’s game-changing technologies. The d!talk conference program features visionaries, lateral thinkers, creatives and experts from around the globe. The d!campus is the beating heart of CEBIT – the place where everyone gets together for relaxed networking, street food and live music. CEBIT presents the digital transformation in a totally new way, while retaining its core focus on business, leads and more leads. The first day of CEBIT 2018 – Monday, 11 June – is reserved for conference attendees and journalists, with the exhibition opening on Tuesday, 12 June. The exhibition halls will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the d!campus staying open till 11 p.m. on those days. Opening hours on Friday are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CEBIT Events Worldwide give Deutsche Messe’s customers even more ways of reaching their international clientele, e.g. in dynamic markets such as China, Australia, Thailand and Spain.

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Hannover business association City-Gemeinschaft to stage a Digital Coffee Break at the heart of the city (Kröpke Square)

Downtown dancing and partying to the beat of CEBIT

Digitization is profoundly changing the way people live, socialize and interact with the world. The major opportunities and challenges it brings will be explored at the Digital Coffee Break to be staged on Kröpcke Square, at the d!lounge hosted by Deutsche Messe and Hannover’s newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ). There, moderator Jan Sedelis and a panel of guests will address a variety of important questions, including: What new professions are sprouting up around digitization, and what existing professions are being transformed in the process? How can we keep our personal digital information secure for the long run? How can children and young adults safely interact on social networks?

Hannover’s City-Gemeinschaft business association and Deutsche Messe will officially open the d!lounge on Sunday, 10 June. Starting on Monday, 11 June, the daily Digital Coffee Break – a moderated panel discussion – will be held every day at 3 p.m. People will be able to drop in, help themselves to some coffee and cake and be part of the discussion. Throughout the day, passers-by can catch live streams of the CEBIT d!talk conferences as shown on big screens at Kröpke Square.

Thursday night is CEBIT Club Night, when Hannover will come alive with pusating dance beats. The event is being staged at the stunning historic Cumberlandsche Galerie venue by Der Rote Salon in collaboration with Hannover Unesco City of Music, and will provide living proof that digital technology is also very much a mainstay of the modern dance scene.

Last but definitely not least, the all-new CEBIT will end in style on Friday, 15 June, with a star-studded downtown concert starting at 6 p.m. on Kröpke Square. British pop and soul singer Emma Lanford will get the beat started, followed by the band MUNIQUE and British singer-songwriter Tom Gregory. At 9 p.m. the stage will be taken by a surprise act whose identity will only be revealed shortly beforehand.

This year’s Hannover inner-city event program is the fruit of close collaboration between Deutsche Messe and Hannover’s City-Gemeinschaft business association. “We are delighted at the association’s enthusiastic and extensive role in making this ambitious program come to life. The parallel staging of CEBIT at the exhibition center and the various activities in downtown Hannover will no doubt bring back some of that Expo 2000 spirit we all so fondly remember,” commented Frese.

Please Note: The d!lounge on Hannover’s Kröpcke Square will be officially opened – with photo ops – on 10 June at 1:30 p.m.

CEBIT 2018

Welcome to the all-new CEBIT! In June of 2018, Europe’s brand-new business festival for digitization and innovation is taking front and center stage. Its four constituent parts will provide full, in-depth coverage of every aspect of digital technology and its implications for enterprises, economies and society in general. d!conomy will empower the business community and the public sector to meet the challenges of and fully leverage the rich opportunities offered by digitization. At d!tec, the spotlight is on startups and their disruptive business models, as well as on research institutes preparing to give us a glimpse of tomorrow’s game-changing technologies. The d!talk stage program will feature a highly inspirational mix of visionaries, unconventional thinkers, creative wizards and experts from around the globe. The centrally located d!campus will be the pulsating heart of the event – the place where everyone gets together for relaxed networking, street food and live music. The first day of CEBIT 2018 – Monday, 11 June – is reserved for conference attendees and journalists, with the exhibition opening on Tuesday, 12 June. The exhibition halls will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the d!campus staying open till 11 p.m. on those days. Opening hours on Friday are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Nerds, analysts and economists are all unanimous in rating the blockchain as an economic breakthrough. But what is actually behind the term “blockchain”, and why is this new technology such a game changer for our global economy? Every blockchain is essentially a ledger for a chain of digital transactions. Because all processes are stored in a decentralized, distributed fashion on millions of computers on the Web, the technology is considered highly secure, especially due to the prevention of any retroactive interventions or deletion processes.

Opportunities for automation and enhanced efficiency

The blockchain offers extraordinary opportunities for businesses to automate their processes and boost efficiency. The focus is on mapping business transactions that require the highest degree of confidence, predictability and transparency – from concluding contracts and sharing consumer goods (for example, car sharing) to transacting payments via cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or Ethereum. At the moment, digital currencies that may someday take the place of the so-called fiat currencies are the best-known use cases for the blockchain.

But experts also see a considerable potential for smart contracts – for instance, when renting out properties: If a tenant has transferred his deposit and wants to move in, he could automatically receive a digital key for the electronic lock on the apartment door without the landlord or any other party needing to take any action. The blockchain is also ideally suited for secure data transfer on the Internet of Things or for trading in renewable energies, which are fed into the network by local producers. Completely different areas of application are also conceivable: With texts, images or videos, for example, you can prove the origin and the processing steps if the corresponding data is documented in a blockchain – an effective tool in the battle against fake news.

Practical showcases, courtesy of IBM, Materna, SAP et al.

At Europe’s business festival for innovation and digitization, the blockchain is a key theme which will be highlighted in many different places. For example, at IBM. “In the digital economy, trust is more important than ever,” explains Matthias K. Hartmann, CEO of IBM Germany. “Using the blockchain, we can digitally map, track and exchange almost anything of value – without requiring a centralized control point.”

At CEBIT, IBM will be presenting what it says is the first commercial blockchain platform to be offered in the form of a software-as-a-service solution. To this end, the company is highlighting customer projects from a several different sectors. Working in tandem with logistics provider Maersk, IBM is developing a digital platform for global trade to ensure greater transparency in freight transport across national borders. Interested parties will also learn how other technologies – such as the Internet of Things – can be connected using the blockchain (open-air site, pavilion P34/35).

SAP is also demonstrating the innovative power of the blockchain with a logistics concept – an interactive touchscreen demo illustrating the emergence of a smoothie based on fair trade practices. Linked 3-D elements can be used to follow how the blockchain is revolutionizing digital supply chains. The showcase is intended to illustrate how the origin control system ensures security and increases efficiency (Hall 27, open-air site, pavilion P44).

Materna’s Citizen Blockchain project demonstrates how public administration can benefit from blockchain technology: In the future, citizens will be able to provide data from privately operated air measuring stations in return for digital tokens for a permanently updated fine dust map; these can be managed via app and redeemed online. Materna is looking for municipalities, districts and countries which are interested in participating in the project (Hall 15, Stand G54).

Mach AG (Hall 14, Stand H 58) is also providing information on the blockchain. At the “Future Technologies” camp, CEBIT visitors can witness the potential added value for their organizations which new technologies like augmented reality, artificial intelligence and the blockchain can provide. Special highlights include daily showcases for the use of augmented reality in connection with eFiles or the application of artificial intelligence in the context of document capture. In addition, MACH experts will be encouraging idea-sharing for blockchain use cases, for instance the management of processes and finances in public administration.

A CEBIT showcase at DXC Technology combines the megatrends of robotics and the blockchain: On the open-air site, you can watch a robot at work mixing drinks and receiving orders via a blockchain-based order chain. A marketplace for the monetization of data will also be on display (open-air site, Stand R62).

eCoin Investment specializes in solutions for easy access to the world of cryptocurrencies, including high-quality mining systems for carrying out transactions with bitcoin et al. At CEBIT, the company will present a cross-section of its products while featuring live mining and testing the crypto-knowledge of its visitors (Hall 12, Stand B36/1).

PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) plans to make the emerging Internet of Values directly tangible with its Blockchain Xperience on Friday, 15 June on the Expert Stage in Hall 12, where visitors will get to know how the technology works throughout the day, in one-hour simulations by becoming part of a blockchain themselves.

Also on Friday, 15 June, the CEBIT Blockchain Summit will take place in Hall 12 on the Center Stage, featuring top-class experts. The opening keynote speech will be held by Prof. Wolfgang Prinz, Vice Chairman of Fraunhofer FIT. Further lectures with a number of real-life practical examples will be given by Sebastian Epple, IBM DACH blockchain leader, Dr. Friederike Ernst, Secretary General of the German Blockchain Association, Dinko Eror, General Manager of Dell EMC Germany, Sven Korschinowski, partner of the auditing firm KPMG and consultant for corporations, banks and fintech start-ups, Kaales Lardi, Managing Partner at Lardi & Partner Consulting.

CEBIT

At CEBIT 2018, everything is geared to generating business, leads and bright ideas. With its exhibitor displays, expert conferences and prime networking opportunities, CEBIT is a triple-punch event covering everything essential to the digitization of business, government and society. The innovations on display in the d!conomy section of the show give IT professionals and decision-makers from the realms of business, trade and the public sector the tools they need to streamline and futureproof their operations by leveraging digitization to the fullest. The event’s d!tec showcase puts the spotlight on developers and startups and their disruptive business models, as well as on research institutes giving us a glimpse of tomorrow’s game-changing technologies. The d!talk conference program features visionaries, lateral thinkers, creatives and experts from around the globe. The d!campus is the beating heart of CEBIT – the place where everyone gets together for relaxed networking, street food and live music. CEBIT presents the digital transformation in a totally new way, while retaining its core focus on business, leads and more leads. The first day of CEBIT 2018 – Monday, 11 June – is reserved for conference attendees and journalists, with the exhibition opening on Tuesday, 12 June. The exhibition halls will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the d!campus staying open till 11 p.m. on those days. Opening hours on Friday are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CEBIT Events Worldwide give Deutsche Messe’s customers even more ways of reaching their international clientele, e.g. in dynamic markets such as China, Australia, Thailand and Spain.

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Hypponen has a strong interest in the Internet of “smart” Things and makes the point on F-Secure’s blog Safe and Savvy that all IT security vulnerabilities “…stem from a basic fact of computing: if something can be programmed, it can be hacked.”

Hypponen is a world-renowned computer security expert and the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure, a Finnish cyber security company. He has written about his research for The New York Times, Wired and Scientific American, has lectured at Oxford, Stanford and Cambridge universities, and ranks among Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers.

Hypponen is also the curator of the “Malware Museum” on the Internet Archive. The museum is an online repository of malware programs – now removed of their destructive capacity – that were distributed in the 1980s and 1990s on home computers.

Offer ends 31 October: CEBIT tickets for only 50 euros

Reduced-price “Pioneer” tickets are an ideal way to see Mikko Hypponen live on stage at CEBIT and save money. These €50 tickets can be ordered at http://www.cebit.de/#tickets . The offer closes on 31 October. The tickets are valid for admission on all days of CEBIT 2018; that is, they include the expo and conference program as well as the supporting program on the d!campus. After 31 October, ticket prices will rise in a series of graduated steps.

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Between 10 and 12 October, it-sa 2017 will host even more exhibitors than last time: Europe’s largest IT security exhibition will extend to two halls in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, where exhibitors will present the latest in hardware and software and services for professional users. The high points will include three international pavilions and an extensive supporting programme comprising about 320 lectures. The four-day congress programme Congress@it-sa will start one day before the exhibition.

With exhibitor numbers expected to total around 580, from 23 countries (2016: 489 exhibitors from 19 countries), it-sa continues to grow, and will be held in two halls (9 and 10) for the first time this year. “Expanding to two halls gives us the space we need for more exhibitors, larger stands and even more information sharing,” says Frank Venjakob, Executive Director it-sa at NürnbergMesse, the event organiser.

International dialogue platform

For the first time, three countries will present their IT security skills with their own pavilion at it-sa. In addition to France, one of Germany’s most important trading partners, exhibitors from Czechia and companies from Israel will have their own shared pavilions. The list of registrants includes companies from Europe, the USA, Russia, Canada and Japan. “Because cyber criminality is a global phenomenon, security for digital infrastructures is growing in importance worldwide,” says Venjakob. “The international market for IT security solutions is also growing. And it-sa 2017 reflects that trend.”

Varied supporting programme on topics of current interest

it-sa’s popular forum programme is even more extensive than in previous years, with four lecture stages and about 320 items on the programme: in both halls, experts will report on the huge growth in IT security. Whereas the T9 and T10 forums will focus on technical aspects, the contributions in M9 and M10 are aimed at management. Young companies exhibiting at the special Startups@it-sa area will also have the opportunity to report on their solutions. High-profile lectures and discussion rounds – “it-sa insights” – will also deal with topics of current interest like artificial intelligence and the EU Data Protection Directive.

Pure professional knowledge in the accompanying congress

The supporting congress programme, Congress@it-sa, will include 15 lecture series, some spread over more than one day. The changing legal situation in the EU will also be one of the key questions in this area. This year, too, the IT Baseline Protection Day organised by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security and the annual meeting for IT security chiefs at a State and municipal level will be held as part of the congress. The change of halls for it-sa is also reflected in changes in the congress events: this time they will be held in NCC Mitte, making it easy to access the exhibition activities.

More information on the supporting programme and Congress@it-sa: www.it-sa.de/programme

Security exhibitions at NürnbergMesse

NürnbergMesse has established and proven expertise in the security field. With events such as Enforce Tac – Trade Fair for Law Enforcement, it-sa and it-sa Brasil – Trade Fairs for IT Security, FeuerTRUTZ – Trade Fair for Preventive Fire Protection as well as Perimeter Protection – Trade Fair for Perimeter Protection, FIRE & SECURITY INDIA EXPO and also U.T.SEC – Unmanned Technologies & Security, it brings together a total of around 1,200 exhibitors and some 30,000 visitors from all over the world.

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• La France, Israël et la République tchèque marquent leur présence à Nuremberg

Trois nations se mettront en valeur lors du salon it-sa qui se tiendra cette année du 10 au 12 octobre au parc des expositions de Nuremberg : dans le cadre de leurs propres pavillons situés dans les halls 9 et 10, des fournisseurs français, israéliens et tchèques mettront en évidence leurs compétences respectives en matière de sécurité informatique.

L’internet n’a pas de frontières et le réseau de plus en plus dense d’appareils offre aux cybercriminels de nouvelles surfaces d’attaque. Dans le cadre de l’it-sa, les experts de la sécurité s’informeront donc sur la manière dont les entreprises et institutions peuvent se protéger plus efficacement contre l’espionnage et le sabotage numériques. A cet effet, les pavillons de trois pays seront ouverts aux visiteurs du plus grand salon européen consacré à la sécurité numérique. « Cette année, trois nations auront leur propre pavillon : la France, Israël et la République tchèque. Cela souligne le rôle de l’it-sa en tant que plateforme de dialogue entre experts souhaitant s’engager en commun au-delà des frontières en vue d’optimiser la sécurité informatique » explique Frank Venjakob, Executive Director it-sa, NürnbergMesse.

France – présente pour la seconde fois

Ayant déjà pris part en 2016, la France participera pour la seconde fois à l’it-sa avec son propre pavillon. Les visiteurs professionnels y trouveront une gamme se rapportant aux secteurs Privileged Access Management et cryptage des mails ainsi que VPN Clients, outils de sécurité logicielle et sécurité des réseaux. Les sociétés Gatewatcher, Idnomic, TheGreenBow, Quarkslab et Wallix ont déjà confirmé leur participation dans le cadre du pavillon français dans le hall 10. D’après l’agence pour le développement économique Business France qui est chargée de l’organisation, on peut s’attendre à ce que d’autres entreprises y prennent part.

Israël – pavillon de la « start-up nation » agrandi

Israël est connu en tant que pays apportant son soutien aux start-up innovantes et berceau d’acteurs renommés du marché de la sécurité informatique. Sur un stand organisé par Israel Export Institute, des start-up et des entreprises en pleine expansion fourniront un aperçu compact de leur know-how dans le hall 9. C’est également pour la seconde fois, après 2016, que leur présentation commune enrichit l’it-sa. Aujourd’hui déjà, on enregistre une forte participation. Les entreprises suivantes sont inscrites actuellement : Bufferzone Security, Coronet, Cronus Cyber Technologies, Cyber SecBI, cyber sixgill, CybeReady Learning Solutions, Cytegic, empow cyber security, GuardiCore, Illusive Networks, Inpedio, Reblaze Technologies, Safe-T Data, Sasa – Software Cooperative Agricultural Society, Scadafence, Secdo, Securely.

République tchèque – centrée sur la sécurité de l’information

La République tchèque marque sa présence dans le hall 10 : Czech Trade, l’agence pour la promotion du commerce mise en place par le Ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce, organise le troisième pavillon international dans le cadre de l‘it-sa 2017. Jusqu’à présent, les entreprises Datasys, GreyCortex, Novicom et ThreatMark ainsi que Network Security Monitoring Cluster, un regroupement d’organisations et les entreprises tchèques du secteur de la sécurité des réseaux et de l’information, sont inscrits en tant qu’exposants dans le cadre de ce pavillon.

Salons organisés par la NürnbergMesse sur le thème de la sécurité

La NürnbergMesse dispose d’une grande compétence en ce qui concerne le thème de la sécurité. Avec des manifestations telles que Enforce Tac – salon professionnel consacré au Law Enforcement, it-sa et it-sa Brasil – salons professionnels traitant de la sécurité informatique, FeuerTRUTZ – salon professionnel portant sur la protection préventive contre l’incendie, Perimeter Protection – salon professionnel sur le thème de la protection des terrains, FIRE & SECURITY INDIA EXPO et U.T.SEC – Unmanned Technologies & Security – elle rassemble au total environ 1 200 exposants et 30 000 visiteurs professionnels venant du monde entier.

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