Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports is the first supporting member of CAST e.V.

The digitization of the economy and society is progressing unstoppably. A disruptive development, combined with a wide range of possibilities and digital transformations from citizen services to autonomous systems. At the same time, the risks are growing with these changes, as WannaCry, Doxxing or Emotet cyber attacks clearly demonstrate.

"Security in cyberspace and, of course, in digitization as a whole are thus an integral part of services of general interest and tasks of internal security," says Hesse's Minister of the Interior Peter Beuth, "high operational cyber security competencies are increasingly indispensable for our future and all areas of the state and society."

One of the most important contact and further training organizations for IT security in the German-speaking world is the non-profit association Competence Center for Applied Security Technology (CAST e.V.), based in Darmstadt.

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CAST e.V. offers a variety of services in the field of secure modern information technology and is a contact for all questions regarding IT security. Its network of competencies imparts knowledge of IT security technology on all educational levels - from supporting specialization in IT security at the TU Darmstadt, to career-accompanying education. Informational seminars, consultation, workshops and tutorials are how CAST supports the user when choosing the right security technology.

The goal of CAST e.V. is to provide and develop the necessary competencies for the growing importance of IT security in all branches of business and public administration.