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Bavaria takes the challenges of IT security very seriously and safely designs the digital future!The State Office for Safety in Information Technology supports the East Bavarian Technical University of Regensburg and the special-purpose association of the Water Supply Group Laber-Naab in the implementation of the future-oriented community project KRITIs3m for critical infrastructures.
We work together on innovative solutions for potential cyber dangers and combine practical approaches with the latest technologies!We are particularly challenged with regard to new developments such as quantum computing: But instead of resting at the current state of the art, we are actively promoting progress: We show that with the testing of security modules that support post quantum cryptographyBavaria is a pioneer in IT security.
Today, the research project successfully completed the first field test of its innovative security modules at the Wasserversorger Zweckverband Laber-Naab! , Finance and Home Minister Albert Furacker said in Beratzhausen on Friday (December 6th). Bernd Geisler, President of the State Office for Information Technology, underlined the importance of the cooperation: The LSI brings security knowledge and experiences of its own specialists from the field of cryptography and criticism advice.Together with OTH Regensburg and the ZVLN, we create solutions that set standards for tomorrows IT security.
Prof. Dr.Jurgen Mottok, Research Professor for IT Security and Head of the Laboratory Engineering Laboratory for Safe and Secure Systems (LAS3) at OTH Regensburg, leads the Critis3M project and emphasized the high relevance for the common good: Socially essential areas like thatEnergy and water supply rely on IT systems. Cyber attacks on these infrastructures can have devastating consequences, such as leading to large -scale failures.Overall, IT security is a central factor for a stable, trustworthy and sustainable society.It forms the basis for digital innovations and protects the essential values of modern societies.In summary: no security of supply without IT security!
Mayor Josef Bauer, 1st Chairman of the Zweckverband of the Water Pension Group Laber-Naab, welcomed the close cooperation with the LSI and OTH Regensburg: Especially for small and medium-sized companies, it is essential in IT security that secure, simple and affordableSystems are developed.We are therefore grateful that we can participate in the directional research project crititis3m. The KRITIS3M project (https://kritis3m.de) develops and tests future-oriented solutions for critical infrastructures and security modules based on post-quanta cryptography (PQC).This makes basic research usable specifically for the on -site use.The technology prevents attackers from being able to feed false control commands in systems for water extraction and distribution via pumps and high tankers.Such attacks could cause massive damage in critical infrastructures.Against the background of developments in the field of quantum computing, it is of enormous importance to include such scenarios in future IT security concepts.Currently secure encryption methods could possibly be broken through quantum computers in the future.It is therefore crucial to develop encryption methods in advance and to test them extensively.
13 municipalities are currently combined in the special-purpose association of the Laber-Naab water supply group.With over 1,000 water pipe kilometers, around 12,500 households are supplied with drinking water.For several years, the special-purpose association has also paid particular attention to the protection of the control systems and the IT systems as well as its customer data in the administration.
Since 2005, the software engineering laboratory for safe and secure system (Las3) of the OTH Regensburg has been bundling resources and know -how to develop security -relevant systems.The development of functional and IT-proof software-intensive systems is the central content of the Las3 research roadmap.The LAS3 combines scientific expertise with application -oriented innovation in the role as a mediator between science and application.As a project manager in the KRITIS3M project, the Las3 is decisive for the coordination and implementation of the research and development work.
The Free State of Bavaria recognized the danger that comes from cybercriminals early and the LSI (https://www.lsi.bayern.de) was the first federal state to find an independent specialist authority for IT security.The central task of the LSI is the protection of the Bavarian stateIT systems as well as the Bavarian authority network and the Bavaria server. In addition, the LSI supports municipalities and public operators of critical infrastructures, such as clinics, drinking water suppliers and municipal utilities, as a specialized and individual consultant on all issues relating to IT security. The findings of the project can be used to further strengthen the measures and support.
