
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