Germany’s Cybersecurity Architecture
The foundation of Germany’s cybersecurity architecture dates back to 1986. It was in this year that the organization preceding the “Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik” (Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, official translation), known as the “Zentralstelle für das Chiffrierwesen” (Central Office for Encryption, ZfCh, own translation), set up a working party to deal with questions of security amid the rapid development of ICT technology.
On January 1, 1991, the BSI began its work as an offshoot of the “Bundesnachrichtendienst” (Federal Intelligence Service, BND, official translation). In particular following the publication of the Cyber Security Strategy for Germany 2011, Germany’s national security architecture caught the public’s attention.