Advancing digitalization is leading to an increase in the networking of devices and services, which significantly increases the attack potential for cyberattacks. At the same time, the threat of phishing, malware, AI-supported attacks and other vulnerabilities is increasing. These developments highlight the need for a broad-based, society-wide approach to promoting cyber security. The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has therefore been organizing a dialogue on cybersecurity since 2016, which systematically incorporates different perspectives and stakeholders. ConPolicy and nexus are providing organizational and methodological support for two workstreams. These workstreams aim to develop concrete solutions to current cybersecurity issues.
The two workstreams for 2024/2025 deal with the following topics:
- Cybersecurity in society - the role of the CRA for open source
- White card for special exemplary behavior in information security
The project comprises four central work packages:
- Work package 1: Kick-off and coordination of a common understanding of the project with the BSI. The aim is to clarify the specific work processes, structure the collaboration and define standardized communication channels.
- Work package 2: Implementation and organizational, communicative and content-related support of the workstreams. ConPolicy and nexus act as supporting entities that enable an efficient, agile way of working and support the stakeholders in their technical work.
- Work package 3: Creation of accessible results reports for each workstream. Selected results will be presented at an annual workshop.
- Work package 4: Summary of results, evaluation of implementation and formulation of lessons learned as well as recommendations for further development in a final report
More information on the Dialogue for Cybersecurity can be found here
