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ATHENE researcher is co-author of the Handbook of Vascular Biometrics

The first edition of the Handbook of Vascular Biometry describes the current state of the art in this field. The handbook offers students, scientists and engineers a detailed insight into different areas of vascular biometry. In recent years, so-called vascular biometry has increasingly developed into an independent field of research and is considered an attractive alternative to established biometric modalities such as face recognition or fingerprint recognition.

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Introduction of ATHENE

The National Research Center for Applied Cybesecurity (formerly CRISP) has been renamed ATHENE. During a visit to Darmstadt, Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek and Hessian Minister of Science Angela Dorn learned about the new research center and the challenges of cybersecurity, which will be addressed by the research and solutions developed by ATHENE.

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Deutscher IT-Sicherheitspreis 2020 open for submissions

The Deutscher IT-Sicherheitspreis of the Horst Görtz Stiftung will be awarded for the 8th time in 2020. With 200.000 EURO in total, it is the largest monetary award for cybersecurity and privacy in Germany. Registration is possible as of now. The donors are looking for innovation which has a high potential for commercial exploitation and proves how cybersecurity made in Germany can have an impact on the market.

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Cyber Range Training

The next real attack shows how well your IT team is prepared for an emergency - or a day on a cyber range, a hyper-realistic attack simulation. Here, IT teams can be put into realistic attack situations, the team behavior in stressful situations can be tested and security competencies can be improved. Fraunhofer SIT combines one of the world's leading simulation platforms with current research results and innovative start-up ideas to a new type of training program - the Fraunhofer Cyber Range.

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