In addition to protecting conventional software applications and new cloud service offerings, Wibu-Systems is committed to further strengthening protection measures and policies against piracy and malicious attacks in industrial automation processes. The company is now recognized as one of the worldwide leaders in the field. In several international Hacker's Contests since 2001, participants were unable to crack Wibu-Systems' protected software.ĪpWibu-Systems GbR (now known as Wibu-Systems AG) was founded by Oliver Winzenried and Marcellus Buchheit in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1989, with its goal to deliver secure and easy-to-use software licensing, security and protection technologies. Wibu-Systems was founded by Oliver Winzenried and Marcellus Buchheit in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1989.