NCSI FULFILMENT PERCENTAGE
Version 22 Dec 2021
GENERAL CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS
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1. Cyber security policy development 7/7 100%77 100%
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1.1. Cyber security policy unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaA central government entity (ministry or equivalent) has a specialised official or unit responsible for national cyber security policy development.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community has a cyber and information security department (“Abteilung CI; Cyber- und Informationssicherheit). This department “(...) develops political strategies, accompanies technical developments and makes proposals for legislation” in the field of cyber security.
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1.2. Cyber security policy coordination format 222
Requirements
CriteriaThe central government has a committee, council, working group, etc. for national-level cyber security policy coordination.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
National Cyber Security Council (Cyber-Sicherheitsrat, Cyber-SR)
Founded by the 2011 Cyber Security Stategy (page 9) for improved cooperation between the public sector and private sector entities.This council should not be confused with the Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V. which is a private organization
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1.3. Cyber security strategy 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe central government has established a national-level cyber security strategy or other equivalent document.
Accepted referencesValid official document
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1.4. Cyber security strategy implementation plan 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe central government has established an implementation plan to the national-level cyber security strategy or other equivalent document.
Accepted referencesValid official document or its enforcement act
Evidence
Germany has two implementation plans, UP Bund targets all measures to protect the government networks (UP Bund, link 1, updated September 2017) and one targets measures to protect critical infrastructures (UP KRITIS)
https://www.kritis.bund.de/SubSites/Kritis/DE/Aktivitaeten/Nationales/UPK/upk_node.html
UP KRITIS targets measures to protect critical infrastructures.
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2. Cyber threat analysis and information 5/5 100%55 100%
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2.1. Cyber threats analysis unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaA central government entity has a national-level unit that is specialised in national strategic cyber threat situation analysis.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
The Federal Office for Information Security (German: Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, abbreviated as BSI). See §4 (2). The English version can be accessed here (last amendments in 2017).
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2.2. Public cyber threat reports are published annually 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe public part of the national cyber threat situation analysis is published at least once a year.
Accepted referencesOfficial public report
Evidence
https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Service-Navi/Publications/SecuritySituation/SecuritySituation_node.html
Report on the State of IT Security in Germany
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2.3. Cyber safety and security website 111
Requirements
CriteriaPublic authorities provide at least one cyber safety and security website for cyber security and ICT professionals, and regular users.
Accepted referencesWebsite
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3. Education and professional development 9/9 100%99 100%
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3.1. Cyber safety competencies in primary or secondary education 111
Requirements
CriteriaPrimary or secondary education curricula include cyber safety / computer safety competences.
Accepted referencesOfficial curriculum or official report
Evidence
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/sites/default/files/en_digital_education_n.pdf
Digital Education at School in Europe (Eurydice Report), 2019
- "The majority of European education systems have explicitly included learning outcomes related to all five digital competence areas. In descending order of prevalence these are: information and data literacy, digital content creation, communication and collaboration, safety, and problem solving (see Figure 1.5)" (see p. 10)
- "For the purpose of this focused analysis, eight (6) of the 21 digital competences in DigComp have been selected, taking at least one from each of the five areas (…)
Protecting personal data and privacy (safety area): the increasing relevance of this competence is reflected in European curricula, as nearly 30 education systems have explicit related learning outcomes in secondary education, and nearly 20 in primary education (see Figure 1.7)" (pp. 10-11)
- Germany has it for ISCED 1 and ISCED 2
- See also page 116: Curriculum approaches to digital competences according to national curricula for primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3), 2018/19
- "The majority of European education systems have explicitly included learning outcomes related to all five digital competence areas. In descending order of prevalence these are: information and data literacy, digital content creation, communication and collaboration, safety, and problem solving (see Figure 1.5)" (see p. 10)
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3.2. Bachelor’s level cyber security programme 222
Requirements
CriteriaThere is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at Bachelor’s or equivalent level.
Accepted referencesAccredited study programme
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3.3. Master’s level cyber security programme 222
Requirements
CriteriaThere is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at Master’s or equivalent level.
Accepted referencesAccredited study programme
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3.4. PhD level cyber security programme 222
Requirements
CriteriaThere is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at PhD or equivalent level.
Accepted referencesAccredited study programme
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3.5. Cyber security professional association 222
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a professional association of cyber/electronic information security specialists, managers or auditors.
Accepted referencesWebsite
Evidence
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4. Contribution to global cyber security 3/6 50%36 50%
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4.1. Convention on Cybercrime 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country has ratified the Convention on Cybercrime.
Accepted referencesOfficial website of the convention
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4.2. Representation in international cooperation formats 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe government is regularly represented in a cooperation format that is dedicated to international cyber security (e.g. FIRST).
Accepted referencesOfficial website of the cooperation format
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4.3. International cyber security organisation hosted by the country 003
Requirements
CriteriaA regional or international cyber security organisation is hosted by the country.
Accepted referencesOrganisation’s official website
Evidence
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4.4. Cyber security capacity building for other countries 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country has (co-)financed or (co-)organised at least one capacity building project for another country in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or project document
Evidence
https://www.giz.de/en/downloads/giz2020-en-digitalzentrum-tunesien.pdf
Shaping Tunisia's digital transformation and creating jobs (Overall term: 2019 to 2023)
“Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and its implementing partner Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have been systematically supporting digital transformation projects which integrate cybersecurity safeguards. For example in Tunisia, as part of the project ‘Shaping Tunisia’s digital transformation and creating jobs’, GIZ implements an integrated approach that includes the development of cybersecurity skills as part of the action." Source can be accessed here.
More information can be also found here.
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BASELINE CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS
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5. Protection of digital services 5/5 100%55 100%
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5.1. Cyber security responsibility for digital service providers 111
Requirements
CriteriaAccording to legislation, digital service providers (except micro and small enterprises): (1) must manage cyber/ICT risks or (2) must implement established cyber/information security requirements.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
See § 8c (Special Requirements regarding Providers of Digital Services). English version (as of 2017) can be acessed here.
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5.2. Cyber security standard for the public sector 111
Requirements
CriteriaPublic sector digital service providers must implement (1) cyber/ICT security requirements (defined by legislation) or (2) a widely recognised security standard.
Accepted referencesLegal act
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5.3. Competent supervisory authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has a competent authority in the field of cyber/information security that has the power to supervise public and private digital service providers regarding the implementation of cyber/information security requirements.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
See § 1. English version (as of 2017) can be acessed here.
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6. Protection of essential services 6/6 100%66 100%
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6.1. Operators of essential services are identified 111
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a legal act that allows to identify operators of essential services.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
See: § 2 (10).
English version of legal act (as of 2017 & without mentioning municipal waste disposal) can be accessed here.
"Critical infrastructures as referred to in this Act shall mean facilities, equipment or parts thereof which
1. are part of the sectors energy, information technology and telecommunications, transportation and traffic, health, water, nutrition, and the finance and insurance industries and
2. are of high importantance to the functioning of the community since their failure or impairment would result in material shortages of supply or dangers to public safety."
The IT Security Act 2.0 added another critical sector: municipal waste disposal (Siedlungsabfallentsorgung). For additional information, also click here.
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6.2. Cyber security requirements for operators of essential services 111
Requirements
CriteriaAccording to the legislation, operators of essential services must manage cyber/ICT risks.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
See: § 8a
English version of legal act (as of 2017) can be accessed here.
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6.3. Competent supervisory authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has a competent authority in the field of cyber/information security that has the power to supervise operators of essential services, regarding cyber/information security requirements.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
The Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik); see: §§ 8 (1) and (2) in conjunction with § 1. English version of legal act (as of 2017) can be accessed here.
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6.4. Regular monitoring of security measures 111
Requirements
CriteriaOperators of essential services must regularly (at least once every 3 years) provide evidence of the effective implementation of cyber/information security policies (e.g. audit result, documentation, specific report).
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
See § 8a (3). English version of legal act (as of 2017) can be accessed here.
"The operators of critical infrastructures shall appropriately prove compliance with the requirements according to subsection 1 at least every two years. This evidence may be provided by means of security audits, reviews or certifications. The operators shall provide the Federal Office with the results of the audits, reviews or certifications performed including any security deficiencies identified. The Federal Office may request the provision of the documentation on which the assessment was based. In the event of security deficiencies, the Federal Office, in agreement with the competent federal regulatory authority or in consultation with the otherwise competent regulatory authority, may request remedy of the security deficiencies."
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7. E-identification and trust services 8/9 89%89 89%
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7.1. Unique persistent identifier 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe government provides a unique persistent identifier to all citizens, residents, and legal entities. For example, the identifier remains the same after document expiration and name change.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
The Tax Identification Number (IdNo; steuerliche Identifikationsnummer)
“It will be permanently valid and will not change, for example, after a move, a change of name due to marriage or a change in marital status. The IdNo is an 11-digit number that contains no information about you or the tax office responsible for your tax matters.”
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ao_1977/__139b.html
Regulation on Taxation (Abgabenordnung (AO)); § 139b
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ao_1977/__139c.html
Regulation on Taxation Abgabenordnung (AO); § 139c
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7.2. Requirements for cryptosystems 001
Requirements
CriteriaRequirements for cryptosystems in the field of trust services are regulated.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
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7.3. Electronic identification 111
Requirements
CriteriaElectronic identification is regulated.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswg/index.html#BJNR134610009BJNE000205116
Act on Identity Cards and Electronic Proof of Identity (Personalausweisgesetz - PAuswG)
See: § 18
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0910&from=EN
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7.4. Electronic signature 111
Requirements
CriteriaE-signature is regulated
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswg/BJNR134610009.html
Act on Identity Cards and Electronic Proof of Identity (Personalausweisgesetz - PAuswG)
See: § 22
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0910&from=EN
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7.5. Timestamping 111
Requirements
CriteriaTimestamping is regulated.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/vdg/VDG.pdf
Trust Services Act (Vertrauensdienstegesetz (VDG))
See §§ 13 (2); 15; 16 (5)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0910&from=EN
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7.6. Electronic registered delivery service 111
Requirements
CriteriaElectronic registered delivery service between state entities, citizens and private sector entities is regulated. The service provides legally binding data exchange and guarantees the confidentiality and integrity of information.
Accepted referencesLegal act
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7.7. Competent supervisory authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is an authority responsible for the supervision of qualified trust service providers.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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8. Protection of personal data 4/4 100%44 100%
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8.1. Personal data protection legislation 111
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a legal act for personal data protection.
Accepted referencesLegal act
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8.2. Personal data protection authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is an independent public supervisory authority that is responsible for personal data protection.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
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INCIDENT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT INDICATORS
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9. Cyber incidents response 6/6 100%66 100%
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9.1. Cyber incidents response unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has a unit (CSIRT, CERT, CIRT, etc.) that is specialised in national-level cyber incident detection and response.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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9.2. Reporting responsibility 111
Requirements
CriteriaDigital service providers and operators of essential services have an obligation to notify appointed government authorities of cyber security incidents.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bsig_2009/BJNR282110009.html
§§ 8b (4), 8c (3). English version of legal act (as of 2017) can be accessed here.
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9.3. Single point of contact for international coordination 222
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has designated a single point of contact for international cyber security coordination.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
https://www.bmi.bund.de/EN/topics/it-internet-policy/ncc-de/ncc-de-node.html
“The Federal Office for Information Security will serve as the single point of contact for the ECCC, the European network of national coordination centres and the national stakeholders.”
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10. Cyber crisis management 4/5 80%45 80%
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10.1. Cyber crisis management plan 001
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has established a crisis management plan for large-scale cyber incidents.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
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10.2. National-level cyber crisis management exercise 222
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has conducted a national-level cyber crisis management exercise or a crisis management exercise with a cyber component in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
https://www.bbk.bund.de/DE/Themen/Krisenmanagement/LUEKEX/Aktuell/aktuell_node.html
LÜKEX 22: cyber-attack exercise.
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10.3. Participation in international cyber crisis exercises 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country's team has participated in an international cyber crisis management exercise in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/eu-member-states-test-rapid-cyber-crisis-management
"CySOPEx 2021 is testing for the first time today the procedures for prompt and effective cyber crisis management in the EU to face large-scale, cross border cyber-attacks. (...) All Member States and the European Commission are taking part in the exercise (...)."
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10.4. Operational support of volunteers in cyber crises 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe procedures for using volunteers in the field of cyber security are established by legislation.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.reservistenverband.de/cyber/
Cyber-Reserve
“In order to be professionally positioned in the cyber and information space, the Bundeswehr needs a high level of expertise. In addition to the active members of the Bundeswehr, civilian professionals should be incorporated in this effort“
Instructions for the work of reservists, 4.3.3. Cyber-Reserve
“(…) innovative solutions for the involvement of reservists and external experts in a crisis situation or in the run-up to a crisis have to be found.”
see pp. 20-23
“The Cyber Reserve is deliberately conceptually broad, it opens up to new target groups and (…) than in the conventional reserve. (…) If necessary, people with key qualifications can be deployed to support government institutions and to protect critical infrastructure". More information can also be accessed here.
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11. Fight against cybercrime 9/9 100%99 100%
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11.1. Cybercrimes are criminalised 111
Requirements
CriteriaCybercrimes are defined by legislation.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p1754
Section 202a (Data Espionage), 303a (Alteration of Data), and 303b (Computer Sabotage).
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11.2. Cybercrime unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a government entity with a specific function of combatting cybercrime.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
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11.3. Digital forensics unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a government entity with a specific function of digital forensics.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
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11.4. 24/7 contact point for international cybercrime 222
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has designated an international 24/7 contact point for cybercrimes.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
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12. Military cyber operations 4/6 67%46 67%
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12.1. Cyber operations unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaMilitary forces have a unit (cyber command, etc.) that is specialised in planning and conducting cyber operations.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
http://cir.bundeswehr.de/portal/poc/cir?uri=ci%3Abw.cir.kdocir.ueberuns
Cyber and Information Domain Command (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum)
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12.2. Cyber operations exercise 002
Requirements
CriteriaMilitary forces have conducted a cyber operations exercise or an exercise with a cyber operations component in the country in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
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12.3. Participation in international cyber exercises 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country's military team has participated in an international cyber operations exercise in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
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