Cyber ​​threat is current: The BSI, together with Federal Interior Minister Seehofer, presents the current situation report on IT security.

Federal Interior Minister Seehofer on cyber threats:

“As a society, we must understand that our digitalized future is inextricably linked to the consistent implementation of IT security. If we want to fully exploit the opportunities offered by digitalization, we must make the risks associated with it manageable.”

Today, Federal Minister of the Interior Seehofer presented the results of the current management report on IT security together with the President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Arne Schönbohm.

The report on the situation of IT security in Germany 2019 provides an overview of the development of the threat situation in cyber space from June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019 and of the BSI's activities and measures during this period. A significant risk for users in society, business and the state posed by the malware , which was responsible for significant damage in the reporting period.

“The report shows that the quality of cyber attacks has continued to increase and the threat level remains high. However, it also makes it clear that these cyber attacks can be successfully repelled if IT security measures are consistently implemented.

It used to be said: Without security, there is no freedom - with regard to digitalization, today it must be said: Without cyber security, no digitalization is successful,"

said BSI President Schönbohm.

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In this legislative period, the Federal Ministry of the Interior has strengthened the BSI's personnel, further developed the National Cyber ​​Defense Center, decided to establish a new agency for innovation in cyber security and signed a declaration of intent to establish a BSI branch in Freital A number of things have already been initiated in Saxony to strengthen IT security.

However, the legal framework must also be continually examined. The protection of consumers must be strengthened, as provided for in the draft of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community for an IT Security Act 2.0. In this context, considerations are also being given to an IT security label for products, particularly from the consumer segment.

Background:
Overall, ransomware attacks, also independent of Emotet, have increased and, in addition to numerous production downtimes in the economy, have led to significant disruptions in community facilities. Several hospitals and municipal institutions such as city administrations in Germany were affected by such attacks.

The information technology of the federal administration, for whose security the BSI is responsible, was not affected. In government networks, 61 percent of cyber attacks are only fended off by the BSI's own developments. Critical infrastructure operators who have implemented the security requirements and recommendations of the BSI were also largely spared the serious damaging effects of successful cyber attacks.

In the reporting period, the BSI registered around 114 million new malware variants, observed DDoS attacks with up to 300 Gbit/s attack bandwidth and registered up to 110,000 bot infections daily in German systems - mostly on mobile devices or Internet of Things devices ( IoT).

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The BSI uses this data, but also numerous findings from work on the top topics of digitalization such as blockchain, quantum computing or artificial intelligence, for analysis and derives measures and recommendations for action for the various IT users in the state, business and society and thus ensures effective and preventative protection of IT structures in Germany.

This integrated cyber security value chain is reflected in the operational protective measures for government networks as well as in the BSI's certification and standardization requirements for IT products and services, but also in the support and information services for businesses and private users.

Further links: Management report on IT security in Germany 2019

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