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The CRA doesn't ask for a one-time risk analysis — it demands a permanently demonstrable security engineering process. How a Living TARA and the Security Digital Thread keep your risk picture continuously current and audit-ready.
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Dirk Leopold
6 min read
Excel template for CRA risk analysis: TARA in line with ISO 21434 and IEC 62443 — how to start methodically, what you can import, and when Excel becomes the bottleneck.
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Jens Bühl
6 min read
System Composer or a SysML tool for your architecture modeling? A comparison across requirements handling, simulation, onboarding, stakeholder views, AI integration, and cost — and why the answer depends on your project.
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Benjamin Alders
7 min read
How the Portalon plugin connects AI coding agents like Claude to the live model of a JetBrains MPS project via MCP — structurally safe edits, validation, and language-engineering skills, on your current MPS version.
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Dr. Klaus Birken
10 min read
A TARA is not a threat catalogue — it is an auditable record of risk decisions: what it involves, how the process works, and when Excel reaches its limits.
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Jens Bühl
6 min read
CRA Article 14 reporting obligations take effect on 11 September 2026. This article walks through the complete notification process chronologically — from the initial assessment to the final report — and identifies the points where reporting processes break down in practice.
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Dirk Leopold
12 min read
How to use UML profiles in Enterprise Architect and how to process profiled models with the Eclipse-based EA-Bridge for code generation using Xtend.
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Dr. Patrick Könemann
6 min read
How to extend Enterprise Architect with add-ins: model assistants, integrity checks, and installer-based rollout — and which tasks are better handled by external tools like the EA-Bridge.
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Dr. Patrick Könemann
7 min read
How Eclipse with Xtend and the Java-based EA-Bridge provides a proven alternative to EA's built-in code generation — and how the AUTOSAR Consortium uses this approach headlessly at scale.
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Dr. Patrick Könemann
6 min read
How the Eclipse-based EA-Bridge loads Enterprise Architect models as Eclipse UML models, reports syntactical errors, and enables custom validation rules with quick fixes.
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Dr. Patrick Könemann
5 min read
An honest, detailed comparison of three leading statechart tools — MathWorks Stateflow, IBM Rhapsody, and itemis CREATE — covering features, pricing, and which tool fits which team.
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Axel Terfloth
7 min read
How the itemis EA Bridge provides Enterprise Architect models as stable, machine-readable data, enabling custom code generation, validation, and documentation tooling.
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Dr. Patrick Könemann
10 min read
Best-of-breed or all-in-one suite? A look at the real trade-offs in engineering toolchain strategy — and why tool suitability should always come first.
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Dr. Alexander Nyßen
5 min read
Collaborative modeling workshops are valuable — but drawing pictures isn't MBSE. If you can't validate, derive, or generate from your models, you're missing the point.
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Dr. Alexander Nyßen
6 min read
How the itemis EA Bridge turns Enterprise Architect from an isolated modelling tool into a data supplier: validation, code generation, report generation and AI reasoning, performant and platform-independent.
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Dr. Patrick Könemann
7 min read
How to hand the bulk of software development to AI agents – and still get a result you can trust. A practitioner's look at vertical agents and horizontal skills for enterprise software teams.
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Arne Deutsch
8 min read
AI can now produce TARAs, traceability matrices, and safety cases that are structurally complete and terminologically correct. That surfaces a question worth asking: what, exactly, is being verified? The problem is not AI-generated documentation. It is compliance processes that optimize for artifacts instead of the properties those artifacts were supposed to encode.
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Florian Antony
6 min read
An unreachable transition, an unsatisfiable guard, a numeric overflow: these bugs hide in the model long before any test reveals them. A results report from two master's theses on formal error detection for state machines using symbolic execution and SMT solvers.
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Andreas Mülder
9 min read
AI-driven development rarely fails because of the code – it fails because of aimlessness. Why technology is only half the battle and what really determines project success.
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Holger Schill
4 min read
Will your product still be legally sellable in Europe after December 2027? This guide shows manufacturers how to approach CRA compliance in 7 structured steps and secure EU market access.
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Dirk Leopold
5 min read
Camunda 7 CE is reaching end-of-life. Operaton and the OpenBPM Platform offer a powerful open alternative – with minimal migration effort and maximum future-proofing.
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Karsten Thoms
2 min read
Loosely coupling feature models to development artifacts is convenient – but it has hidden risks. This article shows the advantages of tight integration: early error detection, implicit variation points, and automatic consistency checks.
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Dr. Klaus Birken
6 min read
Transitioning from static diagrams to executable models in requirements engineering enhances precision and testability in system design.
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Andreas Mülder
6 min read
Lessons learned from migrating itemis CREATE, a 280K LOC Eclipse-based application, to the web and Visual Studio Code over two years.
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Andreas Mülder
10 min read
Part 2 explores domain-specific languages, language workbenches such as Xtext and MPS, and the role of the language engineer in modern software development.
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Dirk Leopold
9 min read
What are models, abstractions, and meta models? Using LEGO® as an analogy, this article introduces the foundations of modeling and language engineering.
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Dirk Leopold
6 min read
Traceability is more than a compliance checkbox. Learn what it means in software and systems engineering, what insights it unlocks, and what challenges come with it.
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Florian Antony
5 min read
Business logic and technical code in legacy systems mix over the years — with serious consequences. What this means and what you can do about it.
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Arne Deutsch
4 min read
When does automated modernization of legacy systems make sense? An analysis of the opportunities, limits, and appropriate transformation tools.
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Karsten Thoms
7 min read
In the automotive domain, security is becoming more and more important – especially for the new generations of connected, (semi-)autonomous vehicles. Learn how to develop a secure system design and which additional security challenges may arise.
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Dirk Leopold
9 min read
How Franca IDL and itemis CREATE can be integrated to validate embedded software components against interface contracts interactively during development.
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Dr. Klaus Birken
9 min read
How itemis CREATE adds higher-level modeling, simulation and unit testing on top of the SCXML standard.
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Andreas Mülder
5 min read
In times of Spectre and Meltdown it's totally clear that security is a big engineering challenge. Learn more about safety and security in this post.
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Dirk Leopold
8 min read
The increased share of software solutions places high demands on Automotive Security. But what changes are coming for the industry and manufacturers?
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Dirk Leopold
5 min read
An introduction to Franca IDL for contract-based software development, covering interface definitions, tooling and protocol state machines.
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Dr. Klaus Birken
7 min read
How to apply Test-Driven Development to model-driven software development using SCTUnit, itemis CREATE's unit testing framework for statechart models.
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Axel Terfloth
6 min read
A requirements traceability matrix is not just a bookkeeping tool. Learn the five key questions it answers in day-to-day project work — plus one bonus question.
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Florian Antony
6 min read
Requirements coverage is demanded by process standards like Automotive SPICE, yet remains poorly defined. Learn what it really means and how to measure it properly.
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Florian Antony
6 min read
State machines can not only be modeled. In part 5 we present the State Pattern as an implementation variant.
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Rainer Klute
11 min read
Learn how to program an MSP430 microcontroller with state machines using itemis CREATE, fully integrated in Code Composer Studio – with automatic code generation and a graphical editor.
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Robin Herrmann
3 min read
A requirements traceability matrix (RTM) is a simple table that establishes bidirectional traceability across your project. Learn what it is and how to build one in four steps.
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Florian Antony
5 min read
An empirical study with 71 subjects shows that requirements traceability leads to 24% faster task completion and 50% more correct solutions during software maintenance.
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Florian Antony
4 min read
State machines can be modeled – but how can they actually be implemented? For example with the help of state tables.
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Rainer Klute
8 min read
How do modeled state machines become program code? For example with the help of a switch statement. We show how the implementation works.
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Rainer Klute
6 min read
Learn how to ensure traceability for your itemis CREATE statechart models – with tool support that scales beyond manual trace links.
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Andreas Mülder
5 min read
In part 2 of the series we cover time-controlled triggering of state transitions, orthogonal regions, and composite states with subdiagrams.
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Rainer Klute
8 min read
How do state machines work and why should you use them? This post illustrates the modeling of a finite state machine using the example of a blind controller.
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Rainer Klute
6 min read
How to use entry points, exit points, and final states in state machine modeling with itemis CREATE.
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Axel Terfloth
5 min read
Discover how AI and model-based systems engineering converge to set new industry standards in transportation.
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Learn how model-based TARA tooling combined with knowledge graphs enables CSMS automation for type approvals and gives you the competitive edge.
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Jonathan Mohring
Leading experts share why Automotive SPICE 4.0 is a cornerstone of automotive development and what the new version means for your projects.
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Understand the present challenges in risk management for OEMs and suppliers and learn how best-of-breed toolchains and knowledge graphs deliver real value.
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Dirk Leopold
Evaluating Your Migration Options — a joint session with itemis and Haulmont on life after Camunda 7's end of life.
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Discover how to map threat intelligence with TARA, enable dynamic risk assessments, and reduce mistakes while saving time and cost.
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Florian Antony
For CFOs and auditors, a new family of threats and controls is emerging: cybersecurity controls and audit reports for their companies' connected products.
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Dirk Leopold
Learn which strategies finance and insurance companies use to modernize legacy systems and prepare for a digital future.
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Holger Schill
Modelix brings domain-specific languages to non-developers as a modern web application — while seamlessly integrating with powerful tools like JetBrains MPS.
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See how andsafe AG leverages the cloud for impressive InsureTech growth and how itemis delivers a methodical approach to migrating legacy systems.
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Karsten Thoms
UN Regulation 155 and ISO/SAE 21434 require the entire automotive industry to ensure security over the entire vehicle lifespan — from development through maintenance to decommissioning.
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Dirk Leopold
UN Regulation No. 155 hits motorcycles on July 1st 2029 — discover how to prepare your organization for the homologation challenge and emerging cyber threats.
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Dirk Leopold
Forget high-stress assessments with massive teams and mountains of manual documentation. Discover how to make a leap from five weeks to five hours.
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itemis ANALYZE moves to the cloud — unlocking a new era of Agentic Engineering where your Knowledge Graph becomes the governance layer for your AI.
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How AI assistants reduce TARA creation from weeks to hours — and turn your threat analysis into a real competitive advantage.
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Jens Bühl
itemis SECURE is now available on the web — collaborate on cybersecurity projects simultaneously from any device, just like Google Docs.
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ISO/SAE 21434 and UN Regulation 155 require cybersecurity across the full vehicle lifespan — from development through maintenance to decommissioning. Learn the most important lifecycle aspects and best practices.
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Dynamic-TARA by VicOne and itemis automates vulnerability detection and feeds it directly into comprehensive threat analysis and risk assessment.
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See how itemis CREATE streamlines state machine development and testing in embedded systems — illustrated with a practical Turn Signal Control case study.
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Axel Terfloth
See how itemis CREATE enables fast statechart development in the cloud, with AI-assisted model generation and seamless Git-based version control.
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Get an overview of threat and control catalogs that speed up your ISO/SAE 21434 compliant TARAs throughout the entire vehicle lifespan.
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Jens Bühl
How threat analyses (TARAs) and secure data exchange protect the EV ecosystem — from charging infrastructure to the vehicle itself.
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Dirk Leopold
Find out how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the mobility industry – with practical examples from Deutsche Bahn and itemis experts.
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Christoph Hess
Learn how to efficiently manage the TARA process, keep your TARAs up-to-date, and apply the 20-50-90 Rule to significantly reduce cybersecurity spend.
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Dirk Leopold
No global visions — just what's feasible today. Our speakers share unique perspectives on AI technologies already integrated into MBSE workflows.
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Dr. Alexander Nyßen
Learn how TARA automation with itemis SECURE (formerly YAKINDU Security Analyst) makes cybersecurity processes in the automotive industry fundamentally more efficient.
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Jonathan Mohring
UN Regulation 155 and ISO/SAE 21434 require the entire automotive industry to ensure security over the entire lifespan of the vehicle.
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With software-defined vehicles, the start of production is no longer the end of development — a holistic approach to security is now essential.
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Dirk Leopold
Learn why transitioning from spreadsheet-based TARAs to automated processes is essential and how to harmonize your TARA landscape across OEMs and suppliers.
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Jens Bühl
Most SE failures aren't caused by wrong tools — they're caused by wrong practices. Dr. David Akehurst distills years of field experience into ten concrete, actionable improvements that transform how engineering teams specify, model and deliver complex systems.
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A design FMEA is mandatory under ISO 26262 — and expensive to create and maintain by hand. This whitepaper shows how the algorithmic nature of the FMEA method enables full automation from existing engineering work products.
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How leading OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers unite Functional Safety and Cyber Security enterprise-wide — without disrupting proven engineering environments.
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Your TARA is a compliance document. It should be the operational brain of your CSMS. This whitepaper shows how a Living Digital Thread transforms static security artifacts into a continuous, data-driven lifecycle operation.
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The biggest barrier to MBSE adoption isn't tooling — it's the SysML learning curve. This whitepaper shows how natural language patterns and model generation turn your existing requirements into formal SysML v2 models, without training your entire engineering team.
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ISO/SAE 21434 raises the bar for automotive cybersecurity — from company-wide CSMS governance to threat analysis and product-level security controls. This guide, co-authored by itemis and Deloitte, walks you through every clause that matters.
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