November 05, 2024. During a visit to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) at its site in Freital, Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer and State Secretary and CIO Prof. Thomas Popp learned about technical solutions for communicating classified information. BSI President Claudia Plattner presented a high-security telephony solution that is being considered for trial operation in Saxony.
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During a visit to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) at its site in Freital, Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer and State Secretary and CIO Prof. Thomas Popp learned about technical solutions for communicating classified information. BSI President Claudia Plattner presented a highly secure telephony solution that is being considered for test operation in Saxony.
Special legal requirements apply to the handling of classified information, which also extend to the IT systems used to process classified information. The BSI operates a showroom for such IT systems at its site in Freital. With this showroom, the federal cybersecurity authority offers decision-makers, classified information advisors, end users, administrators and operators of classified IT systems a comprehensive information and testing opportunity, which Saxony’s Minister President Michael Kretschmer has now also made use of. During a tour of the showroom, BSI President Claudia Plattner provided information on key aspects of VS-IT and then presented the Minister President with a highly secure telephony solution that the Free State of Saxony will now test as part of a pilot project.
A year ago, the BSI and the Free State of Saxony signed a cooperation agreement to work together to strengthen cyber security in Saxony and throughout Germany. The cooperation covers eight fields of action, such as awareness-raising events, cyber defense measures and support services in the event of IT security incidents.
Michael Kretschmer, Minister President of the Free State of Saxony: “Saxony’s direct line to the BSI already has a long tradition. We need to work closely together across national borders to combat the global cyber threat. The BSI, with its outstanding expertise, is therefore always the first point of contact for us when we are constantly expanding our cyber defense. This also includes highly secure communication channels.”
BSI President Claudia Plattner: “The threat situation in cyberspace remains worrying, but we are not defenceless against the attackers. One thing is clear: cooperation wins! Joint events, mutual support and a continuous exchange have helped to advance cyber security in Saxony and Germany. I am delighted that we can now go one step further and that the Free State of Saxony is the first federal state to make use of our information and testing services for high-security information processing.”
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Photo: BSI
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