The Federal Office for Information Security (German: Bundesamt fÃÆ'¼r Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik , abbreviated as BSI ) is Germany's top federal agency responsible for managing computer and communications security for the German government. His areas of expertise and responsibilities include computer application security, critical infrastructure protection, Internet security, cryptography, counter tapping, security product certification and laboratory security test accreditation. It is located in Bonn and has more than 600 employees. The current president, since February 1, 2016, is a former business executive Arne SchÃÆ'¶nbohm, who took over the post of president of Michael Hange.
BSI's predecessor is the cryptographic department of the German foreign intelligence agency (BND). BSI still designs cryptographic algorithms such as Libelle cipher and begins the development of Gpg4win cryptography.
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Similar Agent
BSI has a role similar to
- Computer Information Technology Division (CSD) of the NIST (ITL) Information Technology Laboratory
- CESG (United Kingdom)
- National Institute of Communication Technology INTECO (Spain)
Unlike those organizations, BSI focuses on IT security rather than being part of an organization with more general IT standards. BSI is separate from German intelligence signals, which are part of the military and foreign intelligence services (BND).
Maps Federal Office for Information Security
See also
- ENISA
- National Intellectual Truth Center
References
External links
- Official website
- BSI publication in English
- Interview with President Michael Hange (in German)
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