Container and Mobile Application Security

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I embarked on my career journey as a chemical technician at Roche Diagnostics GmbH in Penzberg, laying the foundation for my professional growth. Fueled by a curiosity, I pursued higher education, earning both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Applied Sciences Kempten. During my academic journey, I blended my technological aspirations with the serene landscapes of the Allgäu region, finding inspiration in the mountains and on the road bike.

My academic voyage reached its zenith with a thesis at Siemens AG in Munich, which provided a practical perspective on the tech world. Today, I proudly serve as a Research Scientist at Siemens AG. In this role, I research and consult on cybersecurity domains such as container security, mobile application security, and privacy, collaborating closely with my talented colleagues.

I’ve also had the privilege of being part of a dynamic team at Siemens, where we collectively developed and conducted container security training programs. As a trainer, I’ve been able to share my knowledge and practical insights, helping professionals stay at the forefront of container security best practices.

Notably, since 2024 my colleagues Patrick Stöckle and I conduct a practicum on container security at the Technical University of Munich.

news

Aug 28, 2025 Ditching Spotify - Using GDPR Data Export to Build Your Physical Music Collection. A Go script that analyzes your Spotify data to identify which albums to buy, complete with search links. Perfect timing with Spotify’s price hikes! 🎵💿
Aug 13, 2025 Just published a comprehensive deep dive into building murnau.audio-guide.cloud - a modern multilingual audio guide platform for museums. The technical write-up covers everything from Go/Templ architecture and HTMX frontend choices to CI/CD automation and why traditional servers often beat hyped FaaS solutions for simple persistent applications. 🏛️🎧
Aug 03, 2025 Already missing the Thursday evening criterium races at the Allianz Arena. Can’t wait for next season! 🚴‍♂️⚡
Nov 23, 2024 Currently I am playing with Cloud Run on GCP (Awesome service 🚀. However, using volumes is a pain. I can use gcfuse to mount buckets to the file-system - So far so good. However, it cannot be used for concurrent access. I could use NFS volumes as the only alternative, but the costs start at 200$/month. Alternative: Provision small VM and start … NFS … so … I need a … VM for my SERVER LESS application 😭😭😭😭.
Oct 02, 2024 The summer semester at TUM has come to an end. I’m grateful for the opportunity to teach and learn from the students. Now we embark on a new journey in the winter semester 🚀 at HM. There I work with Thomas Schreck, Erwin Kupris, Patrick Stoeckle to create the lecture Sicherheit in verteilten Systemen.

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selected publications

  1. Towards achieving confidentiality in Hyperledger Fabric
    Benedikt Hofmann, Prabhakaran Kasinathan, and Martin Wimmer
    In IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2022, Espoo, Finland, August 22-25, 2022, 2022
  2. Secure Remote Maintenance via Workflow-Driven Security Framework
    Prabhakaran Kasinathan, Davide Martintoni, Benedikt Hofmann, and 2 more authors
    In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain, Blockchain 2021, Melbourne, Australia, December 6-8, 2021, 2021
  3. Best Current Practice for Workload Identity
    Benedikt Hofmann and Hannes Tschofenig
    Oct 2023
    Work in Progress