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Stand: Die Übersetzung berücksichtigt die Änderung(en) des Gesetzes durch Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom
14. August 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2821)
Version information: The translation includes the amendment(s) to the Act by Article 1 of the Act of 14
August 2009 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2821)
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Act on the Federal Office for Information Security
(BSI Act - BSIG)
Full citation: BSI Act of 14 August 2009 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2821)
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Section 1
German Federal Office for Information Security
The Federation shall maintain a Federal Office for Information Security as a superior federal authority, to
be overseen by the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
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Section 2
Definitions
(1) Information technology as referred to in this Act shall include all technical means to process or
transmit information.
(2) Security of information technology as referred to in this Act shall mean compliance with certain
security standards for the availability, integrity, or confidentiality of information, by means of security
precautions
1. in information technology systems, components or processes, or
2. for the use of information technology systems, components or processes.
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