Safety of fire brigades & control centers: Measures against cyber threats & information security
Safety of fire brigades & control centers: Measures against cyber threats & information security
The German Fire Brigade and the Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) have come together to strengthen information security in fire departments and control centers. Due to the increasing integration of digital systems into their everyday work, the risk of cyber threats also increases. Cybercriminals use increasingly sophisticated methods to take advantage of weaknesses and compromise sensitive information. It is therefore essential that fire brigades and control centers take proactive measures to protect their IT infrastructures and processes.
The working group IT security of the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV) and the BSI offer training and consultations to expand the knowledge of those responsible and to implement practical solutions for minimizing potential risks. A low -threshold approach is chosen to efficiently establish information security in the fire brigades. This is based on the "way to basic protection" for municipal administrations and was modified for the fire brigades.
In order to collect the state of information security in the fire brigades and control centers with little effort, theme -specific checklists were developed. These make it possible to identify the requirements and take appropriate measures. The checklists are now available.
A common goal of DFV and BSI is to establish a profound information security at a high level. This also includes the implementation of the IT basic protection profile for control centers. The consequences of a cyber attack on fire brigades and control centers can be far -reaching and affect the operational readiness and cause dangers to public security. Therefore, the DFV and the BSI call up to consider information security as an integral part of the overall security strategy and take appropriate measures.
Table:
| Checklists | Availability |
| ————- | ————— |
| Fire brigade | From now on |
| Control centers | IT basic protection profile |