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APPENDIX
Germany Country Report
National authorities in network and information security: role and
responsibilities
National authorities Role and responsibilities Website
1. Federal Ministry of the
Interior -
Bundesministerium
des Inneren (BMI)
2. Federal Ministry of
Economics and
Technology-
Bundesministerium
für Wirtschaft und
Technologie (BMWi)
3. Federal Office for
Information Security -
Bundesamt für
Sicherheit in der
Informations technik
(BSI)
4. BIT (Federal Office for
Information
Technology)
5. Federal Commissioner
for Data Protection
and Freedom of
Information - Der
Bundesbeauftragte für
den Datenschutz und
die
Its most important responsibility is guaranteeing
Germany„s internal security. The Ministry is also
responsible for the comprehensive use of
information technology to modernize the public
administration, and the security of information
technology:
� Information security policy.
� Protection of critical information
infrastructures.
� E-government.
� Travel documents and biometrics.
The Ministry is responsible for developing
economic policy.
� Economic policy including ICT policy.
� Telecommunications security policy.
� Contingency planning policy for
telecommunications networks and services.
BSI is the central IT security service provider for
the German federal government. Furthermore it
advises manufacturers, distributors and users of
information technology.
BSI provides services for instance in the fields of:
� IT security management
� Internet security
� Security in mobile devices
� Network security
� Certification of products.
� Prevent threats to the security of federal
information technology
Other tasks / capacities assigned to the BSI are:
� Protection of federal communication systems;
� publishing of binding minimum standards for
information assurance;
� issuance of vulnerability warnings to relevant
parties;
� central IT incident reporting office for the
federal administration;
� central evaluation, certification and
accreditation office.
Federal administration for central IT services
provides Central IT services to the federal
administration.
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection
and Freedom of Information is the Supervisory
authority on data protection, for instance
concerning:
� Communication services
� Technological data protection
� Protection for telecommunication and postal
www.bmi.bund.de
www.bmwi.bund.de
www.bsi.bund.de
www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de
www.bit.bund.de
www.bfdi.bund.de
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