The Cyber Security Council Germany e.V. was founded in August 2012 by some renowned personalities as a politically neutral association. The council is based in Berlin, its objective is to consult businesses, government agencies and political decision-makers and to support them against cybercrime. The association’s steering committee has five members: Hans-Wilhelm Dünn, President and founding member, Vice President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner Weidenfeld, long-term consultant to numerous federal governments as well as to the European Union, federal coordinator of German-American relationship for 12 years. The board also includes Philipp von Saldern, Advisor for Security and defence policy as well as Hartmut Ziebs, President of the German Firefighters ...