Private company

Secunet Security Networks

Logo: Secunet Security Networks AG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German information security and networking company

secunet Security Networks AG (known as Secunet) is a German cybersecurity company headquartered in Essen. It develops information-security products and services for public authorities, defence and security organisations, critical infrastructure operators and businesses. The company develops the SINA (Secure Inter-Network Architecture) secure-networking system, which was commissioned by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in 1999 and is used in government, security-cleared businesses and critical infrastructure.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • HeadquartersEssen1
  • Websitewww.secunet.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1
  • LEI391200N3TQNVUCU8N0393
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKurfürstenstr. 58, 45138 Essen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Essen, HRB 136153

secunet Security Networks AG (known as Secunet) is a German cybersecurity company headquartered in Essen. It develops information-security products and services for public authorities, defence and security organisations, critical infrastructure operators and businesses. The company develops the SINA (Secure Inter-Network Architecture) secure-networking system, which was commissioned by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in 1999 and is used in government, security-cleared businesses and critical infrastructure.2

Corporate structure

Secunet Security Networks is part of a group headed by MC Familiengesellschaft mbH. 13 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • MC Familiengesellschaft mbH München, Germany
    • Giesecke+Devrient Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung München, Germany
      • Secunet Security Networks Essen, Germany
      • Giesecke & Devrient Grundstucksgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Giesecke & Devrient Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) Subsidiary · Grünwald, Germany
      • GIESECKE + DEVRIENT EPAYMENTS IBERIA S.A. Subsidiary · Prat De Llobregat (El), Spain
      • Giesecke+Devrient advance52 GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • Giesecke+Devrient Immobilien Management GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Sweden AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • jyzky +dfrynt ltknwlwjya almlt m m h (جيزكي +دفرينت لتكنولوجيا العملة م م ح) Subsidiary · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
      • Netcetera AG Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
      • Veridos GmbH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Secunet Security Networks, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

200020052010201520202025

Products and brands

With its products and services, Secunet primarily focuses on clients in the public administration and ministries, the healthcare sector, the defense and space sector as well as specifically security and police agencies.

Secure Networking

One of Secunet's premier products is the SINA (Secure Inter-Network Architecture) product line which was co-developed with Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The SINA architecture forms the basis for Germany's classified information networks and is used in a broad range of public institutions in Germany and abroad. The architecture is accredited to the NATO and EU SECRET classifications and includes network encryptors and workstations as well as communication devices, such as encrypted phones.

Border Control

Secunet is the producer of EasyPASS, an automated border control system used at airports and border check points in Germany and a number of EU countries.

Healthcare

Germany's electronic healthcare infrastructure is partially based on Secunet products.

From Wikipedia’s article on Secunet Security Networks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Jul 2025New chief executive Marc-Julian Siewert becomes CEO1
  2. May 22, 2023Parent Directly consolidated by Giesecke+Devrient Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung3
  3. 1997Founded Founded1