Digital Trust Competence Center
We are an academic partner for managers, technology and industry experts as well as researchers aiming to share knowledge and best practices.
Digital Trust is for us the «trustworthiness of digital technologies and data*.
Digital Trust is the basis of the digital economy ̶ regardless of which technologies or applications are involved and which data are processed. In the end, it is about treating digital data in a trustworthy manner so that we as private individuals or business partners can expect the highest possible level of protection and companies can (and want to) guarantee this.
Digital Trust is important for Switzerland as a competitive location and for Europe! We use the proven concepts from governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) as well as from auditing as foundation.
Digital Trust is divided into five main areas for us:
- Cybersecurity & Resilience – the art of protecting networks, devices and data from unauthorized access or criminal use, and achieving resilience.
- Data protection – the strive towards protecting personal data from improper processing and securing the right to informational self-determination.
- Blockchain – the encouraging innovation to increase the security and integrity of data – by means of secure and transparent documentation.
- Ethics – the concern to evaluate and design technologies and systems together with their data flows through appropriate measures.
- Governance – as a constitutive element of an organization’s value creation – by means of continuous overall consideration of all processes and responsibilities to manage risks effectively and efficiently.
Latest Posts
News, Events, Research
We led the 4th International Workshop on Blockchain and Enterprise Systems at Poem 2023 Conference in Vienna and presented three papers
We are pleased to announce its participation in the PoEM 2023 conference, in collaboration with the University of Camerino. The PoEM working conference aims to improve the understanding of the practice of Enterprise Modeling (EM) by offering a forum for sharing experiences and knowledge between the academic community…
1. Dezember 2023
Events, Education, News, Team
We Welcomed Future Cybersecurity Defenders for the National Future Day 2023
National Future Day, or Nationaler Zukunftstag, is an annual event that opens the doors of approximately 2,500 businesses, organizations, vocational schools, and universities to eager students. This day provides a unique opportunity for young minds to explore interesting and exiting career paths. The year 2023 saw a remarkable turnout,…
13. November 2023
News, Research, Team
FHNW Graduate Receives Outstanding Paper Award at AC 2023 for «Security Information and Event Management EDO4SIEM»
In the dynamic world of applied computing, recognition is a mark of exceptional achievement. We are thrilled to announce that Maximilian Rosenberg, a graduate in Business Information Technology (Wirtschaftsinformatik) from School of Business FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), has been honored with the «Outstanding Paper Award» at the Applied Computing Conference 2023…
27. Oktober 2023
News
Cybersecurity Research Landscape – FHNW has most researchers in Education and Training
A recent study conducted by armasuisse Science and Technology and the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) offers an insightful analysis of Switzerland’s cybersecurity research efforts. The study involved 22 Swiss universities and examined their contributions to 14 different cybersecurity research domains, as defined by the European Joint Research Center. Key…
18. Oktober 2023
News
Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider talks about Cybersecurity at the Upper Rhine Council
On September 18, 2023, members of the Economy – Labor Market – Health Commission of the Upper Rhine Council, chaired by Basel City Councillor Andrea Elisabeth Knellwolf, gathered in Saint-Louis. The agenda for the meeting, in the context of the thematic priorities for 2023, primarily focused on the topic of…
19. September 2023