About SicherheitsPraxis

SicherheitsPraxis

SicherheitsPraxis is a German-language trade journal for installers of security technology, assessors, planning offices, and system integrators. Published by the ProSecurity Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, based at Hahn Airport in Rhineland-Palatinate, it appears quarterly with four issues per year. First issued in 2011, the magazine is positioned as the only German-language specialist title aimed exclusively at the information needs of security installers and their neighboring professions, covering products, systems, technologies, and software for electronic security.

Overview

SicherheitsPraxis serves a narrowly defined professional readership: owners, managing directors, and senior staff of installation companies, planning offices, and system houses; expert witnesses and assessors; and electrical businesses with security technology in their portfolio. The editorial concept centers on practice-oriented knowledge transfer: technically sound coverage of current products, systems, and technologies in hardware and software, a focus on holistic solutions and their links to other trades, and guidance on implementing those solutions in day-to-day project work. The title is described as the only specialist journal in the German-speaking world dedicated specifically to the installer's perspective on security technology, rather than the broader corporate-security audience addressed by its sister magazine Security insight, and each issue is conceived to be useful on the job rather than merely informative.

The magazine is published by ProSecurity Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, the company formed in April 2013 when the original publisher, the security specialist house Heide and Klaus, was renamed. The publishing company's seat is Building 664 at Hahn Airport (D-55483 Hahn-Flughafen), an unusual address reflecting the publisher's roots in the Hunsrueck region of Rhineland-Palatinate. Editorial leadership has historically included specialist editor Dr. Henning Salie and publisher and manager Ilse Klaus, while the journal's ISSN for the print edition is 2191-9232. Distribution figures reported to IVW for the third quarter of 2019 put the circulated edition at 3,960 copies. The ProSecurity brand continues to publish media kits for its titles, with the most recent documented edition covering 2025, which indicates the ongoing commercial operation of the journals. For advertisers, the publisher documents circulation, distribution, recipient structure, dates and topics, and ad prices and formats, treating the titles as professional B2B media with a verifiable reach into the security trade. The quarterly cadence reflects the reading behavior of a trade audience that consults the journal as a reference and procurement aid rather than consuming it as daily news.

History

SicherheitsPraxis first appeared in 2011, launched by the Sicherheits-Fachverlag Heide and Klaus, a specialist publisher that also brought out the corporate-security journal Security insight (first published in 2008). The new title filled a perceived gap: while Security insight addressed security decision-makers in industry and public institutions, there was no German-language journal speaking directly to the installers, planners, and system houses who design, build, and maintain electronic security installations. The quarterly rhythm of four issues per year suited a trade audience whose work is project-based and seasonal, and whose reading concentrates on product cycles and technology change rather than daily news.

In April 2013 the publishing house was renamed from Sicherheits-Fachverlag Heide and Klaus to ProSecurity Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, unifying the company's identity around its flagship brand. Under the ProSecurity name, the publisher developed its portfolio of trade journals and the associated portal prosecurity.de, a specialist website for corporate security, security technology, and economic protection. The company also produces a media kit covering both titles, documenting their circulation, distribution, target structures, publication dates, and advertising formats, which serves as the ongoing commercial evidence of the journals' activity.

The IVW circulation audit for the third quarter of 2019 recorded 3,960 copies in distributed circulation for SicherheitsPraxis, a figure appropriate to a tightly targeted trade title. Specialist journals in the security field have not expanded dramatically since, but the continued publication of the ProSecurity media kit for 2025 confirms that both titles remain in the market. Specialist editor Dr. Henning Salie and publisher Ilse Klaus have been associated with the title's editorial direction since its early years.

Coverage and Content

The journal's coverage concentrates on electronic security technology from the installer's point of view. Topics include intrusion alarm technology, video surveillance, access control, fire detection and fire alarm systems where they overlap with security installation, and the software platforms and management systems that tie components together. Each issue addresses products and systems with an emphasis on how they are specified, installed, configured, and maintained in practice. The editorial line stresses holistic solutions: a security installation is presented not as a collection of devices but as an integrated system whose connection to building technology, IT infrastructure, and organizational processes determines its success.

Practice is the keyword. Case studies show solutions working in real buildings and facilities, and technical articles explain implementation paths, standards compliance, and troubleshooting. The journal also covers the business side of the installer's trade: regulatory and standards developments (such as norms affecting alarm systems and transmission paths), certification questions, and developments among manufacturers and distributors. The interplay between security technology and other trades is a recurring theme: installers today must coordinate with electricians, IT departments, facility managers, and data protection officers, and the journal aims to sharpen its readers' awareness of those interfaces.

The distinction from Security insight is deliberate: where the sister magazine addresses corporate security decision-makers with industry news, consulting topics, and manufacturer developments, SicherheitsPraxis speaks to the people who mount the devices and wire the systems. The technical depth and the practical orientation define its identity within the ProSecurity portfolio.

Organization and Ownership

SicherheitsPraxis is published by ProSecurity Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, seated at Hahn-Flughafen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The company emerged from the Sicherheits-Fachverlag Heide and Klaus, renamed in April 2013, and publishes the two complementary journals Security insight and SicherheitsPraxis along with the prosecurity.de portal. Publisher and management responsibility lies with Ilse Klaus; specialist editorial responsibility has been associated with Dr. Henning Salie. The 2025 ProSecurity media kit names the editorial team across the titles: Andreas Albrecht and Jochen Krings cover hazard alarm technology, video, and access for the publishing house, Peter Niggl serves as editor-in-chief of Security insight, and administration and subscription management are handled by Melitta Burrell. The publisher cooperates with industry associations including ASW West, the Austrian VSÖ, and the VSW association for economic security, which anchor the titles' credibility within the security community. Detailed revenue and staffing figures are not publicly confirmed.

Digital Presence

The ProSecurity portal at prosecurity.de functions as the digital home of both journals, offering news from companies and associations, company entries, and a newsletter. The site carries the ProSecurity brand identity and provides the trade journal's web presence alongside subscription and advertising information. Digital formats follow the media kit's advertising portfolio: banners, online entries, and newsletter placements complement the print issues. The publisher's contact structure, including editorial email addresses and subscription management, is published openly. Social media activity and standalone apps for SicherheitsPraxis are not publicly confirmed; the brand's digital strategy runs through the shared ProSecurity portal rather than a title-specific platform.

The Installer's Trade Paper

SicherheitsPraxis occupies a precise niche in German specialist publishing: the practical journal of the security installation trade. Its quarterly issues give installers, planners, and system houses a steady reference for products, systems, and implementation practice, distinct from the management-level discourse of its sister title. With its publisher rooted at Hahn Airport and its editorial line focused on the installer's daily reality, it remains the trade paper of a small but technically demanding industry.