

Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH
The
Agency for Innovation in Cybersecurity (Cyberagentur)
editThe Agency for Innovation in Cybersecurity GmbH, short Cyberagentur, is a federally owned GmbH based in Halle (Saale), founded in 2020. It is cross-departmentally assigned to the Federal Ministries of Defense and the Interior and aims to improve Germany's internal and external security through innovative cybersecurity technologies[1][2].
Main Mission and Values
editThe Main Mission of the Cyberagentur is to promote key technologies and groundbreaking innovations in the field of cybersecurity to secure Germany's technological sovereignty in the cyber and information space. It focuses on the specific needs of the actors in the cybersecurity landscape, including the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the Central Office for Information Technology in the Security Sector (ZITiS), and the Cyber and Information Space Command (KdoCIR) of the Bundeswehr[1][2].
Key Products and Services
editThe Cyberagentur commissions research projects with high innovation potential and risk affinity. The Focus Areas include:
- Secure Society: Projects for data security and the protection of critical infrastructures.
- Secure Systems: IT forensics of learning intelligent systems.
- Key Technologies: Research on mobile quantum computers[1][2].
Sustainability Goals and Initiatives
editThe Cyberagentur relies on interdisciplinary collaboration and promotes the development of dual-use technologies to achieve long-term spillover effects. It participates in international networks and events to strengthen collaboration in the field of cybersecurity[1][3].
Organization and Leadership
editThe Cyberagentur is led by the managing directors Dr. Christian Hummert and Daniel Mayer. It has a supervisory board and a scientific advisory board to provide advice on research issues[1][2].
Sources:
edit- 1 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agentur_f%C3%BCr_Innovation_in_der_Cybersicherheit
- 2 - https://www.cyberagentur.de/faq/
- 3 - https://qbn.world/qbn-member/cyberagentur/
- 4 - https://www.cyberagentur.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DIGITAL-Jahresforschungsbericht-Cyberagentur-2024.pdf
- 5 - https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/pressemitteilungen/DE/2021/10/cyberagentur-stellt-sich-auf.html