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The new ATHENE Pixi books offer a glimpse into the daily lives of female researchers
Visible role models often play a key part in influencing young people's decision to pursue a degree or career in STEM subjects. With its two new Pixi Knowledge books, ATHENA is providing exactly the kind of role models needed in cybersecurity research.
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ATHENE UP26@it-sa finalists: An interview with Complioty
According to the VDMA, one in four mechanical engineering companies has experienced a cyber security incident in the last two years. Complioty automatically generates software bills of materials and continuously monitors them for vulnerabilities, rather than simply recording them once and then forgetting about them. From December 2027, the Cyber Resilience Act will make precisely this a mandatory requirement for the entire mechanical engineering sector. In this interview, the founders explain why they changed direction whilst the business was still being set up, and why this very decision became their greatest strength.
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ATHENE UP26@it-sa finalists: An interview with RedCastle
As IT forensic experts, they were always called in only when it was already too late. Felix Wanner and Stefan Köhler were no longer willing to put up with this, so they founded Red Castle to provide effective protection for small and medium-sized enterprises through a managed SOC service. In this interview, the Red Castle founders talk about how they started the business, the most costly mistake in the company’s history – and why they almost didn’t apply for the ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa.
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ATHENE UP26@it-sa finalists: An interview with Fuzzware
On stage in Miami, the team hacked into the US power grid live and realised afterwards that critical infrastructure needs more robust security testing. Today, Fuzzware automatically tests the firmware of embedded systems for vulnerabilities, without the need for a physical device or source code. In this interview, the founders explain how a successful hack led to the creation of a company – and what the most difficult step in the process was.
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ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa: Five finalists have been selected
The finalists for the ATHENE Startup Award UP26@it-sa have been selected. Fuzzware, SQUR, Complioty, RedCastle and Blindsight will compete against each other in the final on 28 October 2026 as part of the it-sa Expo & Congress in Nuremberg. This annual award recognises the most promising cybersecurity start-ups in the DACH region.
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Clara Pfeuffer
ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity
ATHENE Digital Hub Cybersecurity