Britta Zur
Britta Zur reports and explains how the understanding of security is currently changing drastically:
Hybrid attacks are currently changing our understanding of security. Quietly — but fundamentally.
Last week I had the opportunity to discuss security, leadership, and social responsibility with numerous experts at the 2nd Security Talk on the EUREF Campus in Düsseldorf, organized by Klüh Security GmbH. The exchange underscored once again how dramatically our understanding of security is currently changing.
In recent years I have experienced security from very different perspectives: in law enforcement agencies, in police leadership, in municipal responsibility and in the security industry.
One insight applies equally to all roles:
Security is no longer a state.
Security is a system.
Hybrid threats combine physical, digital, and communication attacks. They often begin below traditional crisis thresholds—with disruptions, testing, and uncertainty. Their true goal is rarely immediate damage, but rather the loss of trust.
Who reacts first when infrastructure is disrupted, unusual incidents occur, or new risks become apparent?
Often it is not just government agencies, but employees in companies, critical infrastructures and the private security industry.
Therefore, the security architecture is currently changing:
State strength remains indispensable.
But security increasingly arises from the interplay of public and private actors.
The crucial question is no longer whether collaboration is necessary—but rather how structured and strategically it is organized.
Shared situational awareness, clear interfaces, and mutual trust are becoming key success factors for modern resilience.
Security is therefore increasingly becoming a leadership responsibility:
Decisions must be legally sound, operationally effective, and socially comprehensible — all at the same time.
For me, it's clear:
The future of security lies not in a coexistence of responsibilities, but in a shared understanding of the system.
“Thank you very much for the invitation and the open, inspiring exchange — and especially for a format that deliberately highlighted different perspectives in the security debate,” said Britta Zur.
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