secunet Security Networks AG is a German IT security company serving authorities, defence and critical sectors such as healthcare, industry, utilities and mobility. Its best-known product is SINA, an IT platform for working with classified information, built around IPsec-based encryption gateways and clients; some components are approved in Germany up to high classification levels. Further offerings include cloud solutions for authorities and companies, the SCOPE × SINA Cloud platform for police and security authorities, and solutions for border control and digital identities.
secunet is headquartered in Essen, Germany, with further sites in cities such as Berlin, Bonn, Munich and Hamburg. It is listed on the stock exchange, and Giesecke+Devrient holds the majority of the shares. secunet describes its offering as IT security and sovereignty solutions. Many of its products, such as SINA, are installed and operated within the customer's own environment, so for a European organisation data location and control depend largely on its own deployment choices.