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Successful submissions at the ACM CCS
Two papers were presented by ATHENE researchers at the renowned ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025. Ranked A*, the ACM CCS conference is the annual flagship event of the ACM's Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC). Each year, researchers, practitioners, developers and users of information security from around the world gather to share innovative ideas and findings.
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The winners of the ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa have been announced
The ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa was presented on October 8, 2025, as part of the it-sa Expo&Congress in Nuremberg. The Freiburg-based company Infrafon prevailed against four other finalists in the live pitch and received prize money of €7,500 for its innovative solution for secure access control in regulated environments.
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Finalisten ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with NENNA.AI
The startup NENNA.AI is one of the five finalists in the running for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which offers an AI privacy infrastructure, for an interview.
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Finalisten ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with infrafon
The startup infrafon is one of the five finalists in the running for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which offers a smart badge for clinics and other work environments, for an interview.
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Finalists ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with ONEKEY
The startup ONEKEY is one of the five finalists in the run for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which automates product cybersecurity, compliance management, and cybersecurity analysis for connected devices, for an interview.
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Finalists ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with AlpenShield
The startup AlpenShield is one of the five finalists in the running for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which offers an app for IT security operations with Microsoft Sentinel, for an interview.
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Finalisten ATHENE UP25@it-sa: Interview with DEVITY
The startup Devity is one of the five finalists in the running for this year's ATHENE Startup Award UP25@it-sa. We met with the startup, which offers a solution for securing IoT devices, for an interview.
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