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Information Security Manager (m/w/d)
dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
Hamburg, DE
dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH
dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH is Germany's largest independent news agency, founded in 1949 and structured as a joint venture owned by approximately 170 German media companies. That ownership model is the security perimeter: no single commercial or political entity controls the wire. The agency operates from over 150 locations globally, deploying roughly 1,000 journalists who report in seven languages, delivering verified news across text, images, audio, video, and graphics to media organizations, companies, and public institutions worldwide. For a cybersecurity role, the threat model is broad and real-time. dpa's infrastructure supports election live tickers, continuous multi-format content delivery, and custom content solutions for enterprise clients. The attack surface spans wire-speed data pipelines, multimedia asset management, and distribution APIs feeding hundreds of downstream media partners. Integrity of source verification workflows and protection against manipulation of distributed news content are core operational concerns. The agency's independence mandate adds a distinct security dimension: credibility is the product, and any compromise of editorial integrity or data tampering directly undermines the business. Security teams here aren't guarding static corporate assets - they're protecting the trust infrastructure of a 75-year-old institution that adapts continuously to digital-age delivery models while maintaining journalistic standards across every output format.
dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH is Germany's largest independent news agency, founded in 1949 and structured as a joint venture owned by approximately 170 German media companies. That ownership model is the security perimeter: no single commercial or political entity controls the wire. The agency operates from over 150 locations globally, deploying roughly 1,000 journalists who report in seven languages, delivering verified news across text, images, audio, video, and graphics to media organizations, companies, and public institutions worldwide.
For a cybersecurity role, the threat model is broad and real-time. dpa's infrastructure supports election live tickers, continuous multi-format content delivery, and custom content solutions for enterprise clients. The attack surface spans wire-speed data pipelines, multimedia asset management, and distribution APIs feeding hundreds of downstream media partners. Integrity of source verification workflows and protection against manipulation of distributed news content are core operational concerns.
The agency's independence mandate adds a distinct security dimension: credibility is the product, and any compromise of editorial integrity or data tampering directly undermines the business. Security teams here aren't guarding static corporate assets - they're protecting the trust infrastructure of a 75-year-old institution that adapts continuously to digital-age delivery models while maintaining journalistic standards across every output format.