Federal Office for Information Security

German central federal authority for IT security
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Federal Office for Information Security

Summary

Federal Office for Information Security is a higher federal authority[1]. It draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (higher_federal_authority category, ranking #5 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Office for Information Security's field of work was information security[3].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's field of work was computer security[4].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's field of work was critical infrastructure[5].
  • Federal Office for Information Security was a member of FIDO Alliance[6].
  • Federal Office for Information Security is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's instance of is recorded as higher federal authority[8].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's main regulatory text is recorded as BSI Act[9].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn[10].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's Commons category is recorded as Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik[11].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's chairperson is recorded as Claudia Plattner[12].
  • January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Federal Office for Information Security[13].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation[14].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry of the Interior[15].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's official website is recorded as https://www.bsi.bund.de/[16].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's official website is recorded as https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN[17].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Federal Office for Information Security[18].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][19].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][20].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Germany[21].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1100'}[22].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's phone number is recorded as +49-228-99-9582-0[23].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's phone number is recorded as +49-800-2741000[24].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's participant in is recorded as SCCON 2025[25].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik'}[26].
  • Federal Office for Information Security's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BSI'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Federal Office for Information Security's instance of is recorded as higher federal authority[8].

Origins

January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Federal Office for Information Security[13].

Why It Matters

Federal Office for Information Security draws 135 Wikipedia views per month (higher_federal_authority category, ranking #5 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . fidoalliance.org. Retrieved . fidoalliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bsi.bund.de. bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bsi.bund.de. Retrieved . bsi.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . service.bund.de. Retrieved . service.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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