genua GmbH

genua GmbH is a German IT security company headquartered in Kirchheim near Munich. Founded in 1992, it focuses on protecting sensitive interfaces and networks in public authorities and industrial enterprises, extending to the connection of critical infrastructures. Its portfolio spans firewalls, VPNs, remote maintenance and remote access solutions, and industrial IT security, serving government agencies, classified-protection organizations and operators of critical infrastructures (KRITIS). The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bundesdruckerei Group, a state-linked German security printing and identity group. According to its own data, genua generated EUR 86.6 million in revenue in fiscal year 2025, employs more than 500 people and operates five locations in Germany, offering more than 20 state-of-the-art IT security solutions. Its products are developed under strict security processes; genua states it is one of the first firewall manufacturers to be successfully certified under IEC 62443-4-1 for the development of IT security products for industrial automation and control systems (IACS). A flagship product is the genugate firewall family, including the virtualized genugate Virtual, which the company says is the first virtualized firewall to meet the BSI's high security standards for EAL 4+ and AVA_VAN.5 certification. genua also offers the cyber-diode data diode, which received the TeleTrusT Innovation Award in 2016. The company carries the TeleTrusT seal "IT Security made in Germany" and in 2019 was the first company to receive the BSI manufacturer qualification for the "Qualified Approval Procedure." genua markets itself around digital sovereignty and mission-critical connectivity, with a strong emphasis on German and European security standards. It runs customer events such as "genua on tour – excellence.TALK" and exhibits at security trade fairs including the AFCEA exhibition in Bonn. In 2025 it was recognized for the fifth consecutive year with the kununu Top Company seal for workplace culture, and it received the BWI Supplier Award in the "Innovation Driver" category.

genua GmbH was founded in 1992 and has since developed into a specialist German IT security vendor. From its base in Kirchheim near Munich, the company concentrated on protecting sensitive interfaces and networks in public authorities and industrial enterprises, later extending its focus to the connection of critical infrastructures. Over the decades it built a portfolio of firewalls, VPNs, remote maintenance and remote access solutions, and industrial IT security aimed at government agencies, classified-protection organizations and critical infrastructure operators. A significant structural development was its integration into the Bundesdruckerei Group. genua today describes itself as a 100% company of the Bundesdruckerei-Gruppe, a German group with strong public-security credentials. This ownership underpins genua's positioning in the high-security segment and its access to government and classified-protection customers. Product and certification milestones shaped its reputation. In 2016 the company received the TeleTrusT Innovation Award for its cyber-diode data diode, and it also received an OSPA award in the 'Outstanding Information Security' category that year. In 2019 the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) awarded genua the manufacturer qualification for the 'Qualified Approval Procedure,' making it the first company to receive this recognition. In 2018 and 2019, a study by the business magazine brand eins Wissen and the statistics portal Statista named genua 'Innovator of the Year.' More recently, genua has emphasized industrial security and virtualization. It states that it is one of the first firewall manufacturers to be successfully certified under IEC 62443-4-1 for the development of IT security products for industrial automation and control systems (IACS). Its genugate firewall family, including the virtualized genugate Virtual, has received BSI certification for EAL 4+ and AVA_VAN.5; genua says genugate Virtual is the first virtualized firewall to meet these standards. The company continues to serve government and critical infrastructure customers, runs events such as genua on tour – excellence.TALK, and exhibits at security trade fairs. In 2025 it reported EUR 86.6 million in revenue for fiscal year 2025, more than 500 employees and five locations in Germany, and it received the kununu Top Company seal for the fifth consecutive year.

• 2026

  Won the BWI Supplier Award in the 'Innovation Driver' category; exhibited at the 39th AFCEA exhibition in Bonn.

• 2025

  Reported EUR 86.6 million revenue for fiscal year 2025; received kununu Top Company seal for the fifth consecutive year.

• 2019

  First company to receive the BSI manufacturer qualification for the 'Qualified Approval Procedure'; again named 'Innovator of the Year'.

• 2018

  Named 'Innovator of the Year' by a study of brand eins Wissen and Statista.

• 2016

  Received the TeleTrusT Innovation Award for the cyber-diode data diode and an OSPA award in the 'Outstanding Information Security' category.

• 1992

  genua GmbH founded.

High-security IT solutions for government, classified-protection organizations and critical infrastructures, emphasizing digital sovereignty and German/European security standards.

• genugate firewall

  High-security firewall; main release 11.0 received BSI certification for EAL 4+ and AVA_VAN.5.

• genugate Virtual

  Virtualized firewall; described as the first virtualized firewall to meet BSI's EAL 4+ and AVA_VAN.5 standards.

• cyber-diode

  Data diode that received the TeleTrusT Innovation Award in 2016.

1. 1genua - IT Sicherheit für Ihre Digitale Souveränitätgenua.de
2. 2IT-Security Services: Zuverlässiger Support für Ihre IT-Sicherheitgenua.de
3. 3Daten und Fakten über genuagenua.de
4. 45 Jahre in Folge: genua erneut mit kununu Top Company-Siegel ausgezeichnetgenua.de
5. 5genua GmbHwikidata.org