DI Manuel Dorfer, BSc
Co-founder and Managing Director
Focus: Technical security, security assessments and managed security
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Data & IT Security Expert (incite)
About us
Three founders, one aim: IT security people understand
solbytech was founded in 2019 by Gerald Eder, Manuel Dorfer and Florian Dodegge. In your intro call, you talk directly to one of the founders.
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In short
Who is behind solbytech?
solbytech gmbh is run by its three founders and managing directors: DI Manuel Dorfer, BSc (Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP), Florian Dodegge, MSc (ISMS Manager and Auditor under ISO 27001, TÜV Austria) and Ing. DI Gerald Eder, BA (Data & IT-Security Expert). The company was founded in 2019 and holds the Cyber Trust Austria Gold label.
Founders and management
Florian Dodegge, MSc
Co-founder and Managing Director
Focus: ISO 27001, management systems and structured implementation
- ISMS Manager & Auditor under ISO 27001 (TÜV Austria)
Ing. DI Gerald Eder, BA
Co-founder and Managing Director
Focus: Consulting, training and cross-cutting client needs
- Data & IT-Security Expert
Our history
- Company
Gerald Eder, Manuel Dorfer and Florian Dodegge found solbytech gmbh, with its head office in Zederhaus in the Lungau region of Salzburg. It starts with ideas for the energy sector.
- Company
- Company15 October
Salzburg AG becomes a strategic investor.
- Company15 October
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- Award16 May
At the Salzburg business award WIKARUS, solbytech came second in the category “company foundation”.
- Partnership
Raiffeisen Salzburg Versicherungsmakler and Raiffeisen Tirol Versicherungsmakler become cooperation partners.
- Event (co-hosted)21 September
With the information evening “Connecting the dots”, we brought together different perspectives on cyber security with Raiffeisen Salzburg Versicherungsmakler: threat landscape, prevention, insurance and funding.
- Award16 May
- Talk12 March
Manuel Dorfer speaks at eDay Salzburg on “Attack as defence – strategies against hacker attacks”.
- Research
Our research on the cyber security of energy installations was presented by Innovation Salzburg in 2024. It focused on a software-based security solution for networked installations.
- Company label
In 2024, solbytech received the Cyber Trust Austria Gold label. The current certificate is valid until 31 July 2027.
- Talk12 March
- Industry commitment
Since 2025, co-founder Manuel Dorfer has been spokesperson for the information technology professional group of UBIT Salzburg.
- Industry commitment
- Clients in Austria and Germany – including southern Germany.
- New office at the Zentrum für Visionen in Puch/Urstein; the head office remains in Zederhaus.
- AI security as a topic for consulting, security testing and training.
Credentials and network
Company label
Cyber Trust Austria Gold label, first awarded in 2024; current certificate valid until 31 July 2027. The label assesses the cyber security of solbytech gmbh itself and is not a guarantee for client projects or systems.
Awards
- WIKARUS 2023 – 2nd place, category “company foundation”
- EFK award for sustainability, Energieforum Kärnten (2024)
Talk to the founders
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