German Minister Of Interior Considers Amendment Of Constitution To Defend Against Cyber Attacks

In Germany, the Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, considered two amendments to the Constitution as part of an ambitious plan to strengthen cyber security across the nation. This followed from calls to strengthen cyber resilience for federal authorities, critical infrastructure and to modernise and expand cyber security architecture in Germany. Ms. Faeser noted that cyber security threats remained high. German authorities and businesses have been the target of cyberattacks since Russia's war in Ukraine. Disinformation, sabotage and espionage were also identified as critical issues.

Recent reports of Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) have also indicated that threat levels to cyber security were high. Other reports in Germany indicated a series of cyberattacks originating from Ghostwriter, a hacker group alleged to be under the control of Russian intelligence services. In March 2022, Anonymous, an activist hacker collective, attacked