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it-sa cybersecurity trade fair 2026

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In preparation for the it-sa 2026 trade fair in Nuremberg, SEPPMAIL announced it would showcase cloud-based email security solutions designed to integrate with existing IT infrastructures while maintaining high data protection and encryption standards. Following the event, reports indicated significant growth for the trade fair, which saw a 20 percent increase in attendance with over 33,000 professional visitors from more than 70 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors. Key industry discussions focused on artificial intelligence, cloud security, digital resilience, and digital sovereignty. Participants emphasized a growing demand for German-developed cybersecurity solutions to ensure independence from non-European providers. The event highlighted a shift in cybersecurity from a technical IT issue to a critical management task, driven by the high economic costs of cyberattacks. Bitkom estimates that cyberattacks cause approximately 289 billion euros in ~~Germany.~~ annual damages to the German economy, with over 200 billion euros resulting specifically from these attacks. Additional discussions addressed regulatory requirements such as NIS2 and the convergence of IT and operational technology (OT) environments. The fair featured a keynote simulation of a cyberattack on a medium-sized company and presented the ATHENE Startup Award for the best cybersecurity startup in the DACH region, which was awarded to the Bochum-based company Fuzzware.

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