Prof. Dr. Hartmut Pohl

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Pohl is a renowned expert in secure software, firmware, apps, and systems.

He is the Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter at softScheck GmbH, a company specializing in secure software and firmware development and testing processes.

With over 10 years of experience, Prof. Dr. Pohl has developed the 'softScheck Security Testing Process' (sSTP) which includes various methods such as security requirements analysis, threat modeling, conformity testing, static source code analysis, penetration testing, dynamic analysis (fuzzing), and regression and confirmation testing.

His expertise extends to manual auditing, exploit development, patch development, as well as identification and analysis of covert functions and channels.

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Pohl's sSTP has proven to be highly effective in sectors like Smart Grid, Smart Meter Gateway Security, Home Automation, Energy Management, Industrial Control Systems Security, M2M, SCADA, web applications, ERM, CRM, SCM, ERP, E-Business, CIM, and blockchain technology.

He ensures comprehensive testing using the sSTP, identifying all vulnerabilities including critical zero-day vulnerabilities and backdoors that might be exploitable from the internet, thus making software, firmware, and systems truly secure.

As a partner of TÜV Saarland and DEKRA, all security services provided by softScheck are guaranteed with TÜV or proprietary certificates.

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Pohl has also developed a specialized security testing process for detecting vulnerabilities, especially zero-day vulnerabilities, in medical software and hardware (MDR).

His educational background includes summa cum laude studies in Angewandte Informatik at Universität zu Köln, as well as additional studies at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.