Contents 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Germany’s information infrastructures 2 1.2 Threats and risks to our information infrastructures 3 1.3 Strategic objectives 5 1.4 Shared jurisdiction for protecting information infrastructures 6 2 Prevention: Protecting information infrastructures adequately 9 3 Preparedness: Responding effectively to IT security incidents 4 Sustainability: Enhancing German competence in IT security/ Setting international standards 13 15 Abbreviations 17 Glossary 18 Page 1