National Cyberdefence Centre
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The National Cyberdefence Centre is a German government agency established to respond to attacks on government computers in Germany
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The interior ministry's spokesman
announced in December 2010 that the agency would be established; the German government reports that in the first 9 months of 2010, there were 1600 attacks on computer systems used by local and federal government in Germany. A large proportion of attacks come from China.
, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Federal Intelligence Service
, the Federal Police, the Customs Criminal Investigation Office
, the German Military
, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, and the Federal Criminal Police Office
; it will cooperate with ISP
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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The interior ministry's spokesman
Spokesman
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announced in December 2010 that the agency would be established; the German government reports that in the first 9 months of 2010, there were 1600 attacks on computer systems used by local and federal government in Germany. A large proportion of attacks come from China.
Interagency Cooperation
The new National Cyberdefence Centre pools the cyberdefense resources of the Federal Office for Information SecurityFederal Office for Information Security
The Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik is the German government agency in charge of managing computer and communication security for the German government...
, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Federal Intelligence Service
Bundesnachrichtendienst
The Bundesnachrichtendienst [ˌbʊndəsˈnaːχʁɪçtnˌdiːnst] is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinated to the Chancellor's Office. Its headquarters are in Pullach near Munich, and Berlin . The BND has 300 locations in Germany and foreign countries...
, the Federal Police, the Customs Criminal Investigation Office
Zollkriminalamt
The German Customs Investigation Bureau in Cologne and its investigation offices are federal agencies that fall under the German Finance Ministry...
, the German Military
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, and the Federal Criminal Police Office
Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany)
The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany is a national investigative police agency in Germany and falls directly under the Federal Ministry of the Interior...
; it will cooperate with ISP
Internet service provider
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