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Dr. Udo Helmbrecht

Secure information technology for our society

Security is a basic human need. Without security, the social order would simply collapse. And the desire for security is growing – also within the area of IT security. More than ever our society is dependent on the proper functioning of information and communications technology.
Here the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has a special task: we are the central IT security service provider for the German government. By our basic research within the area of IT security we take responsibility for the security of our society, and are thus indispensable to the internal security of Germany.

Our services and products are aimed at the users and manufacturers of information technology products. Those are primarily the public administration at federal, state and municipal level, in addition companies and private users. As Germany’s National Security Agency, it is our goal to promote IT security in Germany so that everyone can make the most of the opportunities opened up by the information society.

Dr. Udo Helmbrecht, President of the BSI