Adva Network Security

Adva Network Security is a German IT-security company that builds encryption and network security solutions for critical optical and Ethernet network infrastructure. Its customers include governments, utilities and enterprises, as well as defense, financial services, research institutions and telecommunications and data-center networking operators. The company's stated mission is securing communications infrastructure from data center to edge.

The core of the product line is ConnectGuard™, an encryption technology that protects data in motion across optical and Ethernet networks. It includes BSI-approved Layer 1 encryption, quantum-safe encryption and post-quantum cryptography. Alongside it sits Security Director, software that automates cryptographic operations and compliance for network security management. Technical work spans network encryption, optical transport security, Ethernet network security, secure network access, and the automation of cryptographic operations and compliance.

Operations are based in Germany, with sites in Berlin, Meiningen and Munich. Berlin serves as headquarters. The company describes itself as founded by leading security experts and staffed by industry-leading experts, with a focus on innovation in securing critical communications infrastructure.