More About Patrick Schäfers
Patrick Schäfers is Head of Security Projects & Consulting at Arvato Systems and in this role is responsible for the strategic management and implementation of business-critical cyber security programs in highly regulated corporate environments. For over fifteen years, he has been working at the intersection of technology, regulation, and leadership, helping organizations to secure their digital capabilities not only technically, but also structurally, economically, and culturally.
In his current role, he has overall responsibility for Security Projects & Consulting as a central component of the cyber security organization. He leads international teams of experts, manages complex transformation programs with end-to-end responsibility, and translates regulatory requirements such as NIS2, ISO/IEC 27001, or KRITIS into viable, scalable security strategies. As Security Advisory Lead, he is also closely involved in Bertelsmann's Group-wide risk and governance structures and regularly works at the executive level to prioritize and embed security-related initiatives in the long term.
Patrick Schäfers was previously responsible for Application Lifecycle & Vulnerability Management, as well as Workplace Security in large enterprise and corporate landscapes. In these roles, he established resilient governance, lifecycle, and security-by-design structures, positioned vulnerability management as an integral part of enterprise-wide risk management, and shaped the strategic development of modern workplace architectures in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
In addition to his management and consulting work, Patrick Schäfers is the author of several specialist publications on cyber security, vulnerability management, and digital sovereignty. In his publications and articles, he focuses particularly on the question of how organizations can actively manage cyber risks, meaningfully integrate regulatory requirements, and utilize security as a strategic foundation for responsible digitalization.
Publications
- Better Safe Than Sorry I: A Cloud Cyber Security Guide (Non-Fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3754112656
- Better Safe Than Sorry II: A Mobile Security Guide - Android & iOS (Non-Fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3753169828
- Better Safe Than Sorry III: A Network Security Guide (Non-Fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3753169958
- Most Wanted - Cyber Security Attacker (non-fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3754136645
- Phishing for Compromise: An Enterprise Security Guide for Windows & macOS (Non-Fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3756536481
- Vulnerability Management: The Key to a Proactive Security Strategy (Non-Fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3565000715
- In the Flow of Time: A Guide to the Digital Legacy (Guidebook) - ISBN-13: 978-3565079131
- Digital Sovereignty: Europe's Path to Strategic Cyber Independence (Non-Fiction) - ISBN-13: 978-3565095490
- Acting instead of hoping on cyber risks- it-daily // it-security, July 18, 2025
- Keeping Control, Mastering Risks: The Road to Cyber Sovereignty- <kes> Information Security, 25 Sept. 2025
