More and more threat actors
are pursuing their economic and geopolitical interests in cyberspace, and
increasingly they are coordinating their actions as a group. In response to
this asymmetrical threat, Allianz SE, BASF SE, Bayer AG, and Volkswagen AG launched
the Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation (German Cyber Security Organisation)
in 2015 to counter organised cybercrime and state-controlled industrial
espionage.
Limited budgets, the war for talented minds, and a lack of communication with
government security agencies make detecting and defending against professional
cyberattacks a challenge for many companies on technological, economic, and
organisational levels. We make sure that you do not have to face an organised
threat alone: For the community of companies that DCSO protects, we bring
together knowledge, best practices, and operational clout from top German
companies and leading institutions, and we make them available to all members
of DCSO.
Our business activities serve to protect the economy and society. That is why
we do not distribute any profits to our shareholders. Rather, instead we
continuously reinvest in our company’s further development. This is why we are
always prepared to inform, advise, and empower our community at the highest level,
and it is also a token of how we take our social responsibility seriously. By
participating in research and development, open source, open knowledge, and pro
bono projects, we make contributions that benefit the community as a whole.
