The paramount penetration and use of Internet technologies in our day to day life demands for adequate consideration of security, safety, and dependability requirements as well as social control. As the founder of in4com, Manfred Reitenspiess is focused on analyzing and promoting the secure application of information and communication technologies respecting digital civil rights. Over more than 35 years he worked on national and international level with market and opinion leaders from industry, standards, government, and science on the design, development, and deployment of security functions.