Acknowledgements This paper has been prepared by experts within the framework of five working groups. Working for many hours on a voluntary and unpaid basis, the experts contributed their expertise and extensive experience to this project. The Federal Chancellery therefore warmly thanks all those involved, especially the heads of the working groups. Working Group on Risk Assessment / Management – Status quo, Situation Monitoring and Conclusions – Threat Situation Robert Schischka – CERT.at Thomas Stubbings – Raiffeisen International Working Group on Critical Infrastructure Paul Karrer – Cyber Security Austria Alexander Pschikal – Bundeskanzleramt Working Group on Stakeholders and Structures, National and International Networks Daniel Konrad – A-SIT Wilfried Wöber – Univie/ACOnet Working Group on Awareness Martina Ertler – Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Markus Kloibhofer – BMF Hans-Jürgen Pollirer – Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Josef Schröfl – BMLVS Working Group on Education and Research Ingrid Schaumüller-Bichl – FH Hagenberg / OCG Walter Seböck – Donau-Universität Krems Support to the heads of working groups: Helmut Hummer – Bundeskanzleramt, Alexander Klimburg – OIIP, Roland Ledinger – Bundeskanzleramt, Timo Mischitz – Bundeskanzleramt, Franz Vock – Bundeskanzleramt Working group participants: Gerhard Bisovsky Thomas Bleier Erwin Bosin Stefan Brandl Christian Braunsteiner Ronald Bresich Michael Brugger Gerd Brunner Barbara Buchegger Michael Butz Michael Danzl Friedrich Dozler Gerhard Dyduch Christoph Eberl Martin Ebner Ralph Eckmaier Kurt Einzinger Rainer Eisenkirchner Mathias Fahrner Paul Falb Eveline Fegerl Martin Fellhofer Stefan Fenz Erhard Friessnik Andreas Fritz Anita Fröhlich Gernot Fuchs Christian Fuernweger Thomas Geretschläger Robert Gottwald Ernst Graumann Johann Haag Helmut Habermayer Harald Haselbauer 32 Wolfgang Haumann Markus Hefler Sandra Heissenberger Otto Hellwig Marcus Hild Franz Hoheiser-Pförtner Herbert Höllebauer Manfred Holzbach Thomas Hrdinka Christian Hribernig Matthias Hudler Bernhard Jungwirth L. Aaron Kaplan Ernst Karner Nieves Erzsebet Kautny Joachim Klerx Roman Kobylka Leopold Koppensteiner Manuel Koschuch Klaus Kraner Gerhard Krenn Marco Lang Martin Langer Ulrich Latzenhofer Thomas Latzer Christoph Lechner Josef Lechner Franz Lehner Wolfgang Liedermann Jürgen Mang Johannes Mariel Georg Melzer Alexander Mense Thomas Menzel Christian Minarovits Joachim Minichshofer Philipp Mirtl Michael Müller Rupert Nagler Markus Narrenhofer Markus Necker Renate Neumüller Andrea Nowak Gerald Obernosterer Lendl Otmar Christian Pennerstorfer Thomas Pfeiffer Joe Pichlmayr Helmut Pizka Ralph Pöchhacker Christian Polnitzky Lukas Praml Manfred Pregartbauer Karl Preszl Christian Proschinger Günter Reiser Wolfgang Resch Philipp Reschl Markus Robin Karl Rossegger Wolfgang R. Ryvola Lambert Scharwitzl Philipp Schaumann Manfred Schleinzer Matthias Schmidl Rupert Schmutzer Reinhard Schönthaler Maximilian Schubert Jan Schubert Rainer Schügerl Helmut Schwabach Erich Schweighofer Christian Schwertberger Armin Selhofer Alexander Siedschlag Florian Skopik Werner Spies Werner Sponer Johann Starlinger Manuel Stecher Wolfgang Steiner Jörg Steiner Barbara Steiner Jaro Sterbik-Lamina Matthias Straubinger Alexander Szönyi Alexander Talos-Zens Alfred Tanzer Simon Tjoa Wolfgang Trexler Gerald Trost Thomas Von der Gathen Christian Wagner Thomas Wanasek Edgar Weippl Heinz Weiskirchner Andreas Wespi Christian Wiesener Michael Wiesmüller Martin Winkler Christian Zagler Christian Zmaritz