Written by Armin Wappenschmidt
Authorities that want or need to provide their employees with mobile workplaces quickly and widely are faced with a dilemma: From the perspective of information security, a large number of measures need to be implemented - which, however, runs counter to rapid implementation. This challenge is intensified for those organizations whose employees regularly handle information that requires a high level of protection or is even classified. In March 2020, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) published a collection of tips for secure mobile working on its website.
In order to implement the necessary security requirements, a large number of components are usually required, each of which must be administered individually. If this exceeds the specified time frame but reducing security is not an option, authorities can fall back on a proven solution: the SINA Workstation S. It is part of the SINA crypto system which secunet developed on behalf of the BSI. For years, SINA Workstation S has been the standard workstation in numerous federal and state authorities, including several federal ministries. Thanks to its mobility and flexibility, it has revolutionized working in public authorities. To date, more than 100,000 devices have already been delivered.
