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BSI: Successful strike against Emotet
Strike against Emotet

As the Federal Office for Information Security, BSI for short, informed, a large Emotet infrastructure was smashed. Arne Schönbohm, President of the BSI, explains how we succeeded. “Together with the police and public prosecutors, an important blow against international cyber crime was struck yesterday, Tuesday. Almost three years ago it was the BSI that called Emotet the 'king of malware'. Since then, we have repeatedly warned of the danger posed by Emotet and of the sometimes considerable consequences for companies, authorities, institutions and, last but not least, for the citizens ...

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19.1: BSI IT Baseline Protection Day 2021
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On January 19, 2021, the first IT-Grundschutz-Tag 2021 will take place in cooperation with HiSolutions AG in an online format. The focus of the event is the modernization of the BSI Standard 100-4: Emergency management becomes Business Continuity Management (BCM), the BSI Standard 200-4. The program is already in place. It is already possible to register for the IT-Grundschutz-Tag online event. The program with all its speakers has also already been set. Registration takes place on the partner website of HiSolutions AG. An excerpt from the program: From IT-Grundschutz to BCMS - Daniel Gilles (BSI) Presentation of the BSI Standard 200-4 - Cäcilia Jung & ...

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BSI: IT Security Congress on 2/3 February
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The 2th German IT Security Congress will take place on February 3nd and 2021rd, 17. It opens its digital doors for: live lectures and makes IT security tangible with virtual trade fair stands. Participation is free. 30 years of BSI: a true anniversary! That's why we look back with you on three eventful decades of IT security. Since it was founded on January 1.1.1991st, 2019, the BSI has been shaping secure digitization in Germany as the central competence center for information security. The BSI organizes the "German IT Security Congress" every two years. The last one took place in May XNUMX in the Stadthalle Bonn-Bad Godesberg. The…

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BSI publishes VeraCrypt security analysis
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On behalf of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT examined the security of the VeraCrypt encryption software. VeraCrypt is open source encryption software for Windows, Linux and macOS. The software enables the encryption of an entire hard drive and the creation of encrypted containers. VeraCrypt is the successor to the well-known encryption software TrueCrypt, the development of which was unexpectedly discontinued in 2014. VeraCrypt: No Vulnerabilities Identified The VeraCrypt investigation did not identify any serious vulnerabilities. However, in several areas (e.g. in the development process and on the subject of code quality) there was potential for improvement ...

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BSI plans AI certification “Made in Germany”
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Safe design of artificial intelligence: AI certification “Made in Germany”. Fraunhofer IAIS and the Federal Office for Information Security BSI start strategic cooperation to develop test methods for the certification of artificial intelligence systems. In the presence of NRW Digital Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Arne Schönbohm, President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), and Prof. Dr. Stefan Wrobel, head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS, today signed a cooperation agreement to promote the development of an AI certification "Made in Germany". The aim of the cooperation is to develop test methods that can be used as…

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Cyber ​​security on the world's oceans
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IT baseline protection profiles of the BSI become part of the national recommendation for International Safety Management (ISM) code and thus ensure more cyber security on the world's oceans. From 2021, new specifications for cyber security on board ships will apply in the maritime sector. With resolution MSC.428 (98) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), shipping companies are required to protect themselves from cyber risks from 2021. For this purpose, the existing International Safety Management (ISM) code is used, an international set of rules that stipulate binding measures for the organization of safe ship operation. To integrate cyber security, as part of the national implementation in ...

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BSI: Secure digitalization in the car
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On the occasion of a meeting with representatives of the automotive industry, BSI President Arne Schönbohm explains on the subject of secure digitization in cars: “Today, no newly developed car can do without digital technology. Digitization enables new functions and services in vehicles, but also new opportunities in automotive development and production. Information security is thus becoming a key success factor in automobile construction, because possible cyber attacks must not have any influence on driving safety or the functions of the car. At the same time, nobody will buy a self-driving car if it is not safe. Potential hazards must early in the development cycle of new models ...

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