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Prevention: Protecting information
infrastructures adequately
Security risks can be reduced by spreading knowledge about threats and possibilities
for protection, by clearly assigning responsibilities for security matters, by implementing security measures and by using reliable products and processes.
Goal 1: Raise awareness of risks related to IT use
The Federal Government continues to trust in raising the awareness of and
informing the general public and the business sector about the risks to IT use. To
this effect, initiatives are being launched that are directed to people at all levels,
from corporate management and high-level public administration to ordinary
employees and private individuals as PC users.
Goal 2: Use of safe IT products and secure IT systems
The Federal Government supports the use of reliable IT products and systems and
trusted IT security applications in Germany, above all within the federal administration. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) will extend and improve its
capacity to examine and evaluate IT products and systems under security aspects
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