BEST serves for methods, processes and theories of Cyber Safety & Privacy&Security (SPS) Trustworthiness Evaluation and Testing of Components of Ultra Large-Scaled (ULS) systems which are standardized as 'Cyber Physical Systems' as recommended by [ULS Book 2006, CMU SEI] and [IEC 62443 Industrial Automation and Control Systems(IACS)]
BEST contributes to the following efforts and events in the realm of standardization and research:
- Standardization project on IT - Security and Privacy - Data provenance of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 27 / WG 4 DIS 5181
- Standardization project on Information Security Indicators and Incidents Responses of the "ISO/IEC JTC1-to-ETSI Liaison"
- ETSI ISG ISI006
- IACS Standardization Workshop Series, hosted by the annual GI INFORMATIK FESTIVAL
- University seminars and publications related to IACS:
- Cognitive Systems (CoSy) and
- Data Analysis and Synthesis (DAS Theory)
- Lifecycle event description (presentation and paper of the 10th IACS WS'25)
- etc.
BEST shares the trademark smartspace® with: registered trademark smartspace(TM)!