“Home of IT Security”: it-sa 2021 will take place in Nuremberg from October 12th to 14th in the exhibition halls and will once again become the central dialogue platform for cybersecurity. A safe hygiene concept should make personal networking possible again.
The Institute of the German Economy estimates the financial damage caused by hacker attacks on employees in the home office last year at EUR 52,5 billion. That is a new record. Current surveys by the digital association Bitkom also show an overall increase in damage caused by cybercrime: According to this, German companies suffered damage of 223,5 billion euros as a result of data theft, industrial espionage or sabotage. That is more than twice as much as in the last survey period. As a trade fair for IT security, it-sa is dedicated to the professional defense against cybercrime from October 12th to 14th - this year again as usual in the Nuremberg Exhibition Center.
October 12-14: Experts meet again in Nuremberg
“These figures show: IT security is more important than ever! It-sa offers experts and decision-makers the central platform for professional exchange on the protection of sensitive data, the security of IT infrastructures and current threat scenarios. We look forward to welcoming you back to the exhibition center in Nuremberg, ”said Frank Venjakob, Director it-sa. TeleTrust managing director Dr. Holger Mühlbauer emphasizes: “After the many restrictions of the last time, it-sa has a special role to play as a source of impetus for personal exchange on the status of cybersecurity in Germany and beyond. We are very pleased that the industry is coming together again in Nuremberg. The Federal Association for IT Security (TeleTrusT) is again supporting it-sa as a premium partner. "
In new halls with an extensive supporting program
For the first time, it-sa will take place in exhibition halls 7 and 7A and the accompanying congress program will be held in the modern NürnbergConvention Center East, which is adjacent to the new halls. The preparations for this are in full swing. As usual, visitors can look forward to an extensive forum and supporting program in which companies and partner organizations participate: Four open forums offer information on products, solutions and trends in the field of cybersecurity. Exhibitor lectures on management and technology as well as product-neutral contributions, which are shown as it-sa insights, are freely accessible here. One of the highlights of it-sa 2021 is the presentation of the UP @ it-sa Award on the third day of the fair. For the fourth time, it-sa, together with the Digital Hub Cybersecurity and the IT Security Cluster eV, is awarding this award for outstanding achievements by young IT security companies from the DACH region. As part of the it-sa Expo & Congress, the “IT Job Compact” event will also take place on October 12th and 13th, a combination of specialist conference and recruiting fair, which the it-sa event partner heise is contributing.
International participation and joint stands
Around 250 companies from 17 countries are currently registered as exhibitors. Joint stands from Austria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria as well as the participation of national and international associations and organizations have been confirmed. In the English-language International Forum, for example, Luigi Rebuffi, Secretary General of the European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO), speaks about investment potential in the industry. The three winners of the “German-Baltic Business Award”, which was given to outstanding providers in the field of cybersecurity providers from the Baltic states, also present themselves here.
3G hygiene concept: personal networking possible
Together with the Bavarian State Government and the Bavarian trade fair companies, NürnbergMesse has developed a sustainable hygiene concept that enables it-sa to visit the trade fair safely. The basis for this is the incidence value-independent general hygiene concept for trade fairs and exhibitions that is valid in Bavaria. Specific measures to protect the trade fair participants include regular air exchange and a state-of-the-art ventilation concept, distance maintenance through space and capacity management, mask requirement in indoor areas, hygiene precautions on site, digital registration and access systems and the associated possibility of tracking contacts. Another important cornerstone is the 3G concept, which provides visitor access only for those who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested. Current information on the hygiene concept and protective measures can be found at: it-sa.de/protection measures
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Via it-sa and it-sa 365 It-sa is the largest trade fair for IT security in Europe and also holds a top position in a global comparison. Congress @ it-sa offers decision-makers and experts additional know-how. it-sa 365 offers innovative dialogue formats all year round to network IT security providers online with IT security officers from management and technology.