{"id":3024,"date":"2023-11-20T14:29:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberagentur.de\/projects\/critical-infrastructure-protection-hsk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:07:20","slug":"hsk","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberagentur.de\/en\/programs\/hsk\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Infrastructure Protection (HSK)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Existential Risks from Cyber and Information Space – High Security in Security-Critical and Defense-Relevant Scenarios (HSK)<\/h2>\n
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    Background<\/h3>\n\n

    IT infrastructures are of critical importance to society today. The currently discussed draft of the new KRITIS umbrella law emphasizes the relevance of critical infrastructures in cyber and information space. <\/p>\n\n

    Targeted attacks on these structures pose a potential threat to internal and external security. The task of HSK is to research new innovative approaches for the future protection of critical infrastructures. Within the program, an intra- and inter-perspective is adopted, whereby elements of the system, the system itself and the connection of systems represent explorative objects of investigation.<\/p>\n\n

    Aim<\/h3>\n\n

    The aim of the program is to develop new capabilities for operational cyber security in order to prepare the authorities in the area of internal and external security in Germany for future threats in the digital space. These capabilities focus on problems and issues within four pillars (prevention, detection, response, and attribution) in operational cyber security. Specifically, HSK will contribute to basic research in the field of:<\/p>\n\n