essendi it Group is a member of the PKI Consortium (Public Key Infrastructure Consortium)

essendi it Group is a member of the PKI Consortium

Building a Secure Basis for Trust. essendi it Group is a European and Swiss expert in digital security, helping organizations manage cryptographic assets and prepare for a quantum-safe future.

essendi it – We secure connected worlds

Laying the Foundation for Digital Trust

essendi it Group is a leading European & Swiss expert in digital security technologies, with core competencies in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), cryptographic key and certificate lifecycle management, and operational IT/OT security integration.

At the heart of its portfolio is the essendi crypto solutions suite, a powerful and flexible set of tools designed to streamline the management of cryptographic assets:

  • essendi xc ensures the complete automation of certificate lifecycles, allowing seamless integration and regulatory compliance across enterprise systems.
  • essendi cd scans environments to discover and inventory all digital certificates and crypto keys, including previously unmanaged or hidden ones.
  • essendi da extends secure certificate management to IoT and OT, supporting secure communications in both traditional and industrial environments.

As a participating member of the PKI Consortium’s PQC working group, essendi it actively engages in shaping the future of crypto standards. Its solutions are built for crypto agility and quantum-resilience, helping customers prepare their infrastructures for tomorrow’s challenges today.

In addition, essendi it collaborates closely with academic institutions in the field of PQC research. These partnerships regularly result in published scientific papers, reinforcing the company’s commitment to innovation, knowledge transfer, and practical advancement in cryptographic technologies.

With a forward-thinking approach and deep technical expertise, essendi it provides clarity, compliance, and confidence for building secure digital ecosystems.

Sarah Zuegel

CEO

Sarah is the CEO of essendi it Group and represents the organization at the PKI Consortium. Sarah earned her MA degree in Economics and Management (Honours) at the University of St Andrews in Scotland in 2010. She began her career with essendi it in 2011, gaining experience in IT consulting for financial service providers, while also establishing herself in key account management and market development for the certificate management solution essendi xc. As CEO of essendi it since December 2020, Sarah is committed to maintaining valuable and long-term corporate partnerships. She is responsible for the business areas of IT security and certificate management including the market expansion of essendi xc. She shares her expertise in certificate management as a speaker at exhibitions like it-sa or secIT and is an active member of TeleTrust.

Sarah Zuegel is CEO at essendi it Group
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