About us — Vision 2045

Europe's leading security company — and a benchmark.

EUSEC® is the European cyber rating agency. We protect the information and supply chains of those who rely on us — government agencies, private companies and partner firms who secure their portfolios through us — so they can focus on what matters most: their business and the people they serve.

We are a young company, and we treat that as a strength. Many established providers charge a premium for their name. We believe there is another way: genuine expertise, transparent and fair advice, and economically sound solutions that don't have to be expensive to be excellent.

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EUSEC at a glance

Founded 2022 · as Botiguard GmbH

2023 BaySec mbH

Since 2025 European brand EUSEC®

Jurisdiction EU & Germany

Model Public Money = Public Code

Focus Ratings · Testing · Supply chain

Exhibit 01 — Our background

From a Bavarian start-up to a European brand.

In 2022 Benjamin Nitzinger founded Botiguard GmbH. In 2023 the company expanded into BaySec — Bayerische Gesellschaft für Cybersicherheit mbH — operating across Europe. Since 2025 we have worked under the European brand EUSEC®.

EUSEC.net is a service provided by BaySec — Bayerische Gesellschaft für Cybersicherheit (Bavarian Society for Cybersecurity) — which is 100% privately owned by its founder and managing partner, Benjamin Salko Nitzinger.

2022

Botiguard GmbH

Founded by Benjamin Nitzinger. The first public-code projects — "Botiguard" and the "Watzmann Game" — set the tone for affordable, government-tailored cybersecurity.

2023

BaySec mbH

Bayerische Gesellschaft für Cybersicherheit — the company broadened its mandate and began operating throughout Europe.

2025

EUSEC®

A single European brand for the cyber rating agency, with a clear identity: high-quality, fair and pragmatic security for organisations of every size.

Public Money
= Public Code

When a public authority commissions us, we make the results available to every other German authority free of charge under a Public Code License v1. Cybersecurity stays affordable while remaining tailored to the needs of government — and the public benefits more than once from work it has already paid for.

Exhibit 02 — Ratings, financing & independence

The result is never for sale.

A rating is only worth as much as its independence. Ours is built into the way we work — and into the way we are paid.

Paid the same,
whatever the result

EUSEC® provides ratings and is financed through access to those ratings and through related services — for example, security and data-protection tests or certifications. Payment is made upfront and is independent of the outcome: there is no obligation to award a specific result, and payment is never tied to any particular outcome.

Every rating, assessment, test or certification is carried out according to predefined criteria and standardised EUSEC procedures (for example, EUSEC-D-251-TRD for trading apps). There are no company-specific criteria or procedures. The rating criteria are transparent and apply equally to all companies — or to all products within the same product category — so that no competitor is disadvantaged.

The underlying thresholds, weighting and calculation are EUSEC intellectual property and may be inspected upon justified request, subject to verification and a signed NDA.

01 — Upfront

Paid before, not after

Payment is made upfront and never depends on the result of the rating.

02 — Standardised

Predefined procedures

Defined criteria and standardised EUSEC procedures — e.g. EUSEC-D-251-TRD for trading apps.

03 — Transparent

The same for everyone

Identical criteria apply to every company or product in a category, so no competitor is disadvantaged.

04 — Protected

Methodology as IP

Thresholds, weighting and calculation are EUSEC IP, inspectable on justified request under NDA.

Exhibit 03 — Values manifesto

What we stand for.

Four commitments shape how we work — with clients, with each other, and with the public institutions that trust us.

01 — Customer focus

We take ownership of our clients' success.

— We give constructive support, go the extra mile for clients and three times further for government when needed.
— Trust matters more than money; we start where you are and listen actively to truly understand.
— Balanced cost — we never default to the most expensive solution.

02 — Integrity, compliance & truth

We hold to the law in an exemplary way.

— We keep relationships positive and constructive, and never speak ill of clients, colleagues or the company.
— In doubt, we act with complete transparency.
— We own and correct our mistakes — and we never bend the law, relationships or trust.

03 — Performance orientation

Good solutions don't have to be expensive.

— We are performance- and future-oriented.
— We stay strictly cost-conscious so we can operate sustainably.
— We consciously avoid expensive frills and invest where it creates real value.

04 — Loyalty

Our loyalty lies with the EU and Germany.

— We keep our distance from the governments of unstable states.
— We work only with parties directly or indirectly aligned with the EU.
— European sovereignty is a design principle, not an afterthought.

Exhibit 04 — Management

Led by an auditor's discipline.

Benjamin Nitzinger

Managing Partner · Gesellschafter-Geschäftsführer

Beyond his professional work, Benjamin has spent many years in volunteer service. With a local branch of the German Child Protection Association (DKSB) he supported children from difficult family and social circumstances, including supervised contact in sensitive cases. He has tutored and coached primary and secondary students in the Berchtesgaden region, and for years supported an international children's aid organisation — carrying out on-site inspections and internal anti-corruption audits to ensure that aid actually reached the children who needed it, uncovering and following up several cases of misuse.

Academic education

Diploma in Business Information Systems — Wismar University of Applied Sciences
MSc Advanced Security & Digital Forensics — Edinburgh Napier University

Selected qualifications

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor (CQI & IRCA)
Information Security Officer to ISO 27001 (TÜV Saarland)
Testing competence for § 8a (3) BSIG (TÜV SÜD)

Certifications

Data Protection Auditor · TÜV Data Protection Officer · GDPR & BDSG-neu ISO 27001 ISO · TÜV Saarland § 8a (3) BSIG · TÜV SÜD BSI IT-Grundschutz 200-x · TÜV Nord ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor ISTQB Advanced · Test Manager ISTQB Advanced · Test Analyst ISTQB CTFL

Anonymous compliance reporting

Integrity is non-negotiable.

compliance@eusec.net

Lawful conduct and integrity matter to us above all else, and we tolerate no misconduct. To report a potential violation, write to compliance@eusec.net — anonymously if you prefer. We acknowledge every report and follow up where needed, so please describe the matter as precisely as you can.

Please use the channel responsibly: abusive or knowingly false accusations are not acceptable. As a rule we do not attempt to trace anonymous reports — the only exception being a message that itself contains unlawful content. If you wish to stay anonymous, make sure your email does not reveal your identity; temporary addresses are fine, though further communication may then not be possible.

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