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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:RubFlama;color:#8DAE10">Bochum, October 18, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">9th German IT Security Award: Presentation in Bochum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">The renowned and highly endowed prize for security in information technology will be awarded
at the Ruhr-Universität. Registration is now open.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">In 2022, for the ninth time, the German IT Security Award honors the most innovative concepts and
solutions for IT security "made in Germany". The prize is offered by the Horst Görtz Foundation and is endowed with a total of 160,000 euros. The Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security cordially invites you to the award ceremony at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
(RUB). The award ceremony of the German IT Security Award will be accompanied by the Cybersecurity Innovation Conference of the industry association Bitkom. The patron of the event is the Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Nancy Faeser.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">DATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">9th IT Security Award 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Thursday, November 10, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Award ceremony from 4.30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Registration via Bitkom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Registration for the 9th German IT Security Award is possible via the Bitkom portal:
<a href="https://www.bitkom.org/Themen/Datenschutz-Sicherheit/Sicherheit/Innovationskonferenz-Cybersicherheit">
https://www.bitkom.org/Themen/Datenschutz-Sicherheit/Sicherheit/Innovationskonferenz-Cybersicherheit</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">There you will also find details about the program of the accompanying conference and the award
ceremony.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">The Best Three from 54 Projects
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">The Horst Görtz Foundation has been awarding the German IT Security Prize every two years since
2006. With this award, the foundation aims to help consolidate and promote the position of IT security from Germany - and in this way contribute to strengthening the innovative power of the German economy. This year, scientists from all over Germany submitted
a total of 54 projects for the multi-stage procedure. From these, the independent jury of experts has now selected ten concepts and solutions for IT security in the final round, from which three winners will emerge. The 1st prize is endowed with 100,000 euros,
the 2nd prize with 40,000 euros and the 3rd prize with 20,000 euros.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Cybersecurity Innovation Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">This year's awards ceremony will again be accompanied by Bitkom's Cybersecurity Innovation Conference.
Speakers there will include Dr. Markus Richter, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community and Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology (CIO Bund), and Julia Herrmann, Head of Security Architecture and Cyber Defense
at Giesecke+Devrient. Other high-ranking representatives from industry and research will speak on six panels on topics such as network and infrastructure security, hardware security and artificial intelligence security. Parts of the event will take place online.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Award Designed by Artist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">The Horst Görtz Foundation was able to enlist Cologne-based artist Reinhard Doubrawa specifically
to design the winning award. Doubrawa, who exhibits in renowned galleries and museums in Europe, has developed an aesthetic form for the award that reflects his associations with the idea of IT security. Made of stainless steel, his disc shows a homogeneous,
freely designed pattern of strokes and arcs that offer viewers plenty of room for their own associations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">The Jury<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">The jury is made up of experts from the fields of IT security, cryptography, system and network
security, and defense against cyberattacks, and is chaired by Prof. Dr. Michael Waidner (National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity Athene). He is joined this year by: Julia Hermann (Giesecke+Devrient Munich), Prof. Dr. Konrad Rieck (TU Braunschweig),
Dr. Rainer Baumgart (former Secunet Security Networks AG), Prof. Dr. Angela Sasse (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Susanne Dehmel (Bitkom e. V.), Dr. Thomas Wollinger (Etas GmbH), Thomas Caspers (Federal Office for Information Security), Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten
(Deutsche Bahn AG) and Beate Hofer (Volkswagen AG).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">Note for the Media:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:RubFlama;color:#003560">You are welcome to take photographs and make video and audio recordings throughout the event. Individual
interviews with the award winners and jury members are possible after the event. If you are interested, please contact us in advance at:
<a href="mailto:hgi-presse@rub.de">hgi-presse@rub.de</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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