Interim CIO: Dr. Claus Michael Sattler
Digital Lines of Defense - Verlagsplott
Cyber Defense Made in Europe
The Project
Europe has the technological expertise, digital sovereignty, and industrial base to defend itself against cyber threats. What’s missing is visibility into these capabilities. Entrepreneurs don’t know what solutions are available. Politicians lament dependencies. Journalists spin tales about supposed gaps.
This book series changes that. The question is not whether Europe possesses the technology for cyber defense, but whether decision-makers are familiar with and make use of this technology. “Digital Lines of Defense – Cyber Defense Made in Europe” systematically highlights European providers of hardware, software, and consulting services in the fields of cyber defense and cybersecurity.
Purpose of the book series
We have three clear objectives:
Knowledge Transfer
To provide entrepreneurs and decision-makers with a structured overview of available cyber defense solutions from Western Europe.
Political Education
To show top politicians that Europe has long had the technologies that are the subject of debates on digital sovereignty.
Market Positioning
To provide European providers with a high-quality platform to present their solutions to top management and supervisory boards.
Concept and Structure of the Book Series
The books classify cyber defense technologies into three categories and profile companies from Western Europe that operate in these fields. The geographic scope includes the European Union, plus Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The three categories
Hardware
Firewalls, secure servers, encrypted storage solutions, hardware security modules (HSM), network components with built-in security features
Software
SIEM systems, EDR/XDR solutions, threat intelligence platforms, cryptography software, secure cloud infrastructures, zero-trust architectures
Expertise / Consulting / Services
Penetration Testing, Security Operations Center (SOC), Incident Response, Compliance Consulting (NIS2, DORA, CRA), Cyber Resilience Strategies
Structure of the Company Profile
Each participating company is allocated four pages per category to showcase its solutions. The information is presented using a standardized questionnaire, which ensures that all companies are presented in a comparable manner and that readers can quickly find the information relevant to them.
A company may be listed in up to three categories, provided it offers relevant solutions. In this case, the company receives three sets of four pages (for a total of twelve pages).
Scope and Reach
More than 250 companies from Western Europe (the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) were identified and invited to participate in the book series. The book series is expected to be between 1,000 and 1,200 pages long, making it the most comprehensive compendium of available European cyber defense expertise.
Benefits for Participating Companies
Participation in the “Digital Lines of Defense – CyberDefense Made in Europe” book series project offers participating companies significant added value that goes far beyond traditional advertising. The following section outlines the specific benefits included in participation for each category.
Production and Release
Creation of the main text in German and translation into English, editing, layout, printing, and distribution of the book series “Digital Defense Lines – CyberDefense Made in Europe.” The company will receive a professional, four-page presentation of its solutions in a high-quality non-fiction book that will be positioned as a reference work for cyber defense in Europe.
Reach Through Press Coverage
The publication of the book series “Digital Defense Lines – CyberDefense Made in Europe” will be accompanied by targeted press and public relations efforts. Planned activities include articles in trade publications, interviews, and guest columns, as well as a presentation, for example, at the PresseClub München e.V. Participating companies will benefit from the project’s overall reach.
Positioning as a European thought leader
Participation in the book series “Digital Lines of Defense – CyberDefense Made in Europe” signals that companies are actively committed to European digital sovereignty. In times of geopolitical uncertainty and increasing regulation (KRITIS, NIS2, DORA, CRA), this positioning provides a strategic advantage over non-European competitors.
Direct Mailings to Top Politicians and Customers
Each participating company may nominate five high-ranking politicians and fifteen corporate clients to receive a printed copy of the book series. The participating company is responsible for selecting the recipients.
Top politicians include:
- Chancellor / Prime Minister / Head of State
- Party Chairs and Caucus Chairs in the Parliaments
- Military Tours
- Members of relevant committees (Digitalization, Internal Security, Economy)
This example illustrates the following: A medium-sized company that develops threat intelligence software can specifically target decision-makers relevant to its industry, thereby gaining access to networks that are difficult or impossible to reach through traditional sales channels.
Quality of the Books
- High-quality hardcover books with straight spines
- 4/0-color printed cover
- Interior pages printed on premium-quality paper
- Content: approx. 400 pages, 1/1-color black, +/- 10% (printed on both sides)
- Final size: 17 cm x 24 cm (width x height)
- approx. 1.112 kg / book
- Individually shrink-wrapped (Safe shipping via DHL, even in wet weather)
- Binding as Thread Stitching
- Bookmark Ribbon
Cost Model and Scope of Services
The pricing model is transparent for participating companies and based on the principle of cost allocation. The participation fee is 750 euros per category. A company that is represented in all three categories pays only 2,250 euros and receives twelve pages of coverage as well as three instances of the services described above.
Performance
Scope
Costs
Participation in a category
4 pages / Category = 4 pages
+ Mailing to 4 politicians of the participating company’s choice
+ Ship to 10 customers
including a review copy
750 euros
Participation in two categories
4 pages / category = 8 pages total
+ Mailing to 8 politicians selected by the participating company
+ Shipments to 25 customers
including a review copy
1,500 euros
Participation in all three categories
4 pages / category = 12 pages total
+ Mailing to 15 politicians selected by the participating company
+ Shipped to 38 customers
including a review copy
2,250 euros
For each additional fifth page started / per category
+ 200 euros
For each additional sixth page (maximum number) / per category
+ 350 euros
Greeting card with a personalized message from the author/publisher to the recipient
- Final size: 420 x 148 mm
- Number of pages: 4-page
- Color: 4/4-color
- Dedication card, folded to DIN A5 landscape, vertical center fold, 4 pages
- 300g high-quality matte paper
, 4/4 color (double-sided printing) - Final size: 42.0 cm x 14.8 cm
- Folded final size: 21.0 cm x 14.8 cm
- Fold from left to right in mm: 210-210
- This edition is produced using high-quality digital printing
+ 100 euros
Discount for participating companies and German bookstores
30% under the fixed book price system and VLB
Special edition featuring the company logo and 12 additional pages for the company’s own presentation, including its own ISBN
Price upon request
Retail price per book in bookstores, including VAT.
54.90 euros
- The print template is provided in MS Word (.DOCX) format.
- Changes to the author’s or publisher’s formatting guidelines are expressly prohibited.
- The order in which proposals are sent to politicians and customers is determined by the date the confirmation of participation is received; the publisher will not send multiple proposals to the same person.
- All prices are exclusive of applicable sales tax.
- The project will be implemented once at least 50 companies have signed up to participate.