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Time for security innovations: Apply now for the ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa!
Cybersecurity startups from the DACH region can now apply for the ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa through July 12, 2026. The winning teams will receive prize money, networking opportunities with key players in the German cybersecurity market, and high visibility at Europe’s leading security trade fair.
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Sharenting and port scans: Two new cases before the ATHENE Simulation Court
A few days ago, the ATHENE Simulation Court at Fraunhofer SIT heard two fictitious but realistic cases concerning current legal issues in cyber security. The judgements revealed that both the behaviour of private individuals on social media and the use of scanning tools in security research can have significant legal consequences.
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ATHENE researchers have found that AI image generators unintentionally produce images of minors
In a recent study, ATHENE researchers at Fraunhofer SIT have demonstrated that widely used AI image generators produce a significant number of sexualised images of minors, despite explicit instructions to depict adults. As even the unintentional possession of such images can be a criminal offence in Germany, this finding poses a serious legal risk to users.
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New study: ‘From TikTok to Telegram’: What really helps combat disinformation
ATHENE researchers from the PEASEC research group at TU Darmstadt have published a new study: “From TikTok to Telegram: Cross-Platform Efficacy and User Acceptance of Erroneous and Flawless Misinformation Interventions”. The study was presented at this year’s ACM CHI conference. The findings of this study are being incorporated into the ATHENE project CYNTRA. We spoke to one of the researchers involved, Katrin Hartwig, about the findings.
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More start-ups in the cybersecurity sector
ATHENE, Europe’s largest cybersecurity research centre, together with the ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity – part of the German government’s Digital Hub Initiative – and Futury, one of Germany’s ten government-funded start-up incubators, are launching a strategic partnership to support research-based cybersecurity start-ups. Together, the partners aim to accelerate the transformation of cutting-edge scientific research into marketable businesses and to strengthen the Rhine-Main region as a leading hub for cybersecurity innovation.
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Clara Pfeuffer
ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity
ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity