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 PlatformBerlin, 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 Terzic, Team Lead for IT Operations at Open Grid Europe GmbH, highlights the technical quality: “Through collaboration with many different participants, we are now able to achieve much greater depth in our penetration tests. We can examine aspects that we otherwise wouldn’t be able to address due to time constraints. Through the club, we can learn from one another and cover a much broader range of topics.”To maintain the confidential nature of the discussions and the high technical standards, the Defenders’ Club will remain an exclusive format. The insights gained flow directly into the further development of security strategies and set new standards for the entire industry.Here you can find the video recap of the event.Additional comments on the Defenders’ Club meeting in Berlin”The high level of transparency and cooperative collaboration on equal footing is typical of Virtimo–but also very unusual.” – Martin Hoener, IT Management, GASCADE Gastransport GmbH”The Defenders’ Club, together with the market communication platform VICOS, helps us not only achieve synergies in terms of costs or standardization, but above all to significantly raise the IT security level as a community.” – David Magryta, Team Leader Data Management, Thyssengas GmbH”With the Defenders’ Club, we hope to continue the security process collaboratively to pave an even better path for all involved in the future.” – Dennis Rossbach, IT + Application Management, Trading Hub Europe GmbH”We launched the Defenders’ Club initiative at Virtimo, but it’s even more rewarding to see just how strong security awareness actually is among our customers. It’s impressive to see how everyone here is pulling together to actively advance IT security.” – Anda Maloku, Sales, Virtimo AG”We bring together platform expertise, the customer’s perspective, and the attacker’s viewpoint of the pentesters. Ultimately, this strengthens not only the security of the individual but the community as a whole.” – Thomas Kroeckel, Head of Secure Services + IT, Virtimo AGVirtimo AG
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+49 30 555 744 [email protected] AG is a software developer and IT consulting firm based in Berlin. Founded in 2010, Virtimo now employs around 120 experts in the fields of software development, consulting, digital transformation, system integration, process automation, cloud services, and the design and implementation of domain-specific applications. Virtimo places particular emphasis on IT security, which is an integral part of all areas of expertise and processes. The company’s primary focus is on the energy sector, though Virtimo also serves clients in the automotive, technology, insurance, and retail industries. Learn more at virtimo.deThis release was published on openPR.
