Virtimo AG Sets New Standards for Cybersecurity in the Energy
Virtimo AG Sets New Standards for Cybersecurity in the Energy
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Publish Date: 2026-05-13 04:09:00
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First meeting of the Defenders’ Club in Berlin ( (C) Bastian Kempf/Virtimo AG)
Exclusive Event in Berlin: IT Security Experts and Club Members Pool Their Expertise to Protect the VICOS Shared Service Platform
Berlin, May 13, 2026 | In times of growing cyber risks, Virtimo AG is banking on collective strength: On May 6 and 7, 2026, the IT partner brought together all members of its Defenders’ Club in Berlin for the first time. The exclusive format focuses on jointly strengthening the VICOS shared-service platform. In a workshop setting, club members and security experts pooled their knowledge to anticipate threat scenarios and scope future penetration tests with maximum value for all members. An innovative milestone that demonstrates: True security today is teamwork.
Security in the KRITIS sector is now a collective effort that goes far beyond individual protective measures. Dirk Breitkreuz, CEO of Virtimo AG, emphasizes the strategic value of the format: “The Defenders’ Club gives us the opportunity to incorporate additional approaches from our customers and to significantly expand the technical execution of penetration tests through pooled expertise.” Instead of operating in isolation, the club combines deep platform knowledge with users’ many years of practical experience.
Key elements of the workshop were the technical architecture of the VICOS shared-service platform and the business processes for handling market communications. Under the “Defense in Depth” guiding principle, the platform and processes were intensively analyzed to identify potential attack vectors in advance. Nils Milchert, Principal at Spike Reply, praised the technical depth of the exchange: “We can delve into this much more deeply here than would be possible in a fragmented manner across different locations. I’m impressed by how deeply the participants have engaged with the topics.”
Feedback from club members also confirms the strategic advantage. Mladen…
