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Potsdam Talks on National CyberSecurity 2021

Arne Schönbohm

Arne Schönbohm

President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

"The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented use of digital technologies. This makes attack vectors in the digital space even more relevant. We must confront this threat situation: by understanding information security as a prerequisite for successful digitalisation and putting it into practice."

Michael Niemeier

Michael Niemeier

Vice President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

"In the election year 2021, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution assumed an increased potential threat from illegitimate foreign influences.  However, our cyber and counterintelligence is well-positioned and networked across ministries to protect the security interests of our democracy."

 

Prof. Claudia Eckert

Prof. Claudia Eckert

Director Fraunhofer AISEC

"The pandemic highlights our heavy dependence on reliable IT. The simultaneous large increase in cyberattacks shows that significant investments need to be made to reduce this dependency and strengthen cybersecurity. Tools needed include automated security risk assessment for IT deployment and the development of trusted hardware, mobile platforms or data rooms."

 

Thomas Fetten

Thomas Fetten

Chief Executive Officer Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH

"Digitization received a strong boost during the pandemic. Germany and Europe now have the chance to take decisive steps in the area of Digital Sovereignty: Self-Sovereign IDs, European Cloud solutions such as GaiaX, and Artificial Intelligence, but increased competence in cyber security will also be essential in  taking a leading role in the global digitization wave."

 

Wilfried Karl

Wilfried Karl

President of the Central Office for Information Technology in the Security Sector (ZITiS)

"To effectively fight cybercrime in the digital world, security authorities need effective tools. ZITiS provides support with appropriate technologies and methods. It thereby makes an important contribution to the cyber capability of security authorities and their digital sovereignty."

 

Prof. Christoph Meinel

Prof. Christoph Meinel

Host and Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute

"The pandemic-induced need for digitization in German administration, business and public life has relentlessly exposed how dependent Germany is on foreign digital platforms and services. As a leading industrialized country, Germany must achieve greater digital sovereignty to enforce its norms and values in cyberspace as well and to cooperate internationally on an equal footing."

 

Carlos Arglebe

Carlos Arglebe

Siemens Healthineers. Chief Cybersecurity Officer

"Digitization is accelerating. Risks from cyberattacks in healthcare are increasing rapidly. Integrated data and cyber management must keep pace. The Charter of Trust provides a best-practice approach that unites users, technology, business and policy."

 

Linda Bertram

Linda Bertram

Cybercrime Central Office. Prosecutor

"Computer crime is not a new phenomenon. Due to increased IT-supported everyday solutions as well as the pandemic-related increased use of the Internet also for sensitive business transactions, this area of crime has once again become more explosive. A strong international team is crucial to combating it successfully."

 

Prof. Christian Dörr

Prof. Christian Dörr

Hasso Plattner Institute. Head of Cybersecurity - Enterprise Security

"Cybersecurity protects our future prosperity as a country of innovation and high technology. We need initiatives to embed cybersecurity awareness and appropriate measures across all industries at all corporate levels, especially in the all-important SME sector."

 

Walter Haas

Walter Haas

Huawei Technologies Germany. Member of the Executive Board

"While resilience of digital infrastructures is defined by numerous factors,  it is often reduced to technology. But in the forefront  is an intensive risk-analytical examination of potential attack scenarios on core processes and systems. And derived from this, a package of technical and organizational measures that ensure the maintenance of essential infrastructure services even under inconceivable  emergencies."

 

Nikolaus Hagl

Nikolaus Hagl

SAP Germany. Member of the Executive Board

"Who would have expected that in the summer of 2020 we would already have highly effective vaccines, and that the vaccines in demand worldwide would have been developed by private companies? Likewise, we will also only achieve sustainable digital sovereignty together with innovative companies." 

 

Dr Falk Herrmann

Dr Falk Herrmann

Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity GmbH. Chief Executive Officer

"Digital sovereignty is a challenge at the crossroads  of society and technology. To master it, a consensus on values, legal foundations and technology access is indispensable. The German IT security industry can make a special contribution here with technological expertise, transparency, reliability and independence."

 

Marc Lindike

Marc Lindike

Munich Airport. Head of Information Security Assurance

"German politics is  missing the chance to support a 'Digital Economy' that sustainably corresponds to our values and interests, and instead of supporting 'the cooks' is running after dubious 'digitalization convenience products' just for the sake of looking  'modern' quickly and cheaply."

 

Armin Müller

Armin Müller

VMware Germany. Chief Executive Officer

"In an increasingly complex world, our infrastructure must be resilient and future-oriented. Sustainable technical solutions already exist that strengthen digital sovereignty by creating more transparency and freedom of choice. These should be further advanced by government and industry working together."

 

Uwe Peter

Uwe Peter

Cisco Systems Germany. Chief Executive Officer

"More and more data is being processed via apps and the network - including increasingly sensitive and personal information. At the same time, the number of cyberattacks is increasing. This makes clear guidelines for data protection & security in business and administration all the more important. Only in this way can we secure prosperity and equal opportunity for our society."

 

Dr Markus Richter

Dr Markus Richter

Federal Ministry of the Interior. Chief Information Officer of the Federal Republic of Germany

"My goal is to create framework conditions that allow citizens and companies to use digital media in a self-determined manner. IT security plays a central role in this. I am pleased that we are taking another step in this direction with IT-SiG 2.0."

 

Boris Ruge

Boris Ruge

Munich Security Conference. Vice-Chairman

"The Covid 19 pandemic has highlighted the global threat of cyberattacks and highlighted the weaknesses of Germany and Europe. To strengthen Germany for this challenge, we need a transatlantic digital agenda - for innovation partnerships and digital economy, but especially also in the field of cybersecurity."

 

Maj. Gen. Jürgen Setzer

Maj. Gen. Jürgen Setzer

German Armed Forces. Chief Information Security Officer

"Cybersecurity is an essential part of overall national security provision can only be achieved in an interdepartmental manner and close cooperation with industry and science. The Bundeswehr's Cyber and Information Space organizational unit makes an important contribution to this."

 

Dr Tim Stuchtey

Dr Tim Stuchtey

Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security. Director

"The willingness to reconsider projects like Nord Stream 2 and the integration of untrusted technology into 5G networks of the future raises the price for Russia and China to interfere too aggressively in federal elections."

 

Maj. Gen. Wolfgang Wien

Maj. Gen. Wolfgang Wien

Vice President of the Federal Intelligence Service

"Security in cyberspace is an ongoing task that is never complete, as technical capabilities are constantly evolving. That's why the state must set the legal framework so that security agencies don't fall behind in the race against attackers."

 

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