The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is organising the 20th German IT Security Congress on 7 and 8 May 2024. The motto is “Cybernation Germany: Cooperation wins.”. The event will take place in digital form: Live presentations and virtual exhibition stands will highlight …

The ZKI, the association of the Centres for Communication and Information Processing in Teaching and Research, has published a handout on preparing for information security incidents. The guide shows short-term action points that can be worked on successively in order to be able to act in an …

The BSI has published its report on the state of IT security in Germany in 2023. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the threats in cyberspace in Germany. In 2023, the BSI concludes that the threat in cyberspace is higher than ever before. Ransomware remains the main threat. In total, …

The project “Weg in die Basis-Absicherung” was initiated by the BSI to simplify the introduction to IT-Grundschutz. The municipalities are the focus of the BSI here, but the checklists created for this purpose can also be used well at universities or colleges. The checklists offer the …

The Cybersicherheitsagentur Baden-Württemberg (CSBW) offers factsheets on cybersecurity on its website. These summarise tips and recommendations for action on various IT-Security topics, which makes the factsheets very suitable for informing and sensitising employees. The factsheets include …

The BSI’s Cyber Security YouTube playlist offers interesting videos for beginners in the field of IT security. The basics of topics such as smartphone security or secure passwords are explained here. These videos can be used, for example, to raise awareness among employees. The playlist can be …

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer vulnerability scans to interested colleges and universities across the country beginning in March 2023. We offer scans with our Greenbone Enterprise 6500 both from the outside and from the inside using sensors. The sensors we use are the …

From January 19-20, the CISOs of the state of Baden-Württemberg universities and the speakers of the bwInfoSec steering committee met at the University of Heidelberg. The agenda included current security topics such as multifactor authentication, security information and event management (SIEM) and …

The paper on multifactor authentication sheds light on its potential for preventing cyberattacks and reducing the impact of damage. It also takes a look at the institutional challenges associated with its rollout. The document can be downloaded (it is only available in German) as a PDF at the …