City of Nuremberg

The City of Nuremberg has undertaken a comprehensive overhaul of its network to ensure compliance with the standards (BSI Basic Protection) of the the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). This step was part of a strategic initiative to enhance the security and integrity of the city’s to improve its IT infrastructure. Through a public sector tender, the CosH Consulting was awarded the contract based on its expertise and the most cost-effective proposal.

Among the recommendations and best practices provided by CosH Consulting GmbH were strategic objectives such as implementing robust security measures to protect the network infrastructure from potential threats, continuously monitoring and regularly assessing the security situation to enable an early response to security vulnerabilities, and establishing redundant systems and contingency plans to minimize outages and disruptions. In conjunction with the network redesign (in accordance with BSI Basic Protection), the city planned to implement an information security management system (ISMS) project. ISMS is a systematic approach to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information through the application of a risk management process and managing risks to an acceptable level. This comprehensive approach is important for establishing a comprehensive and effective security framework. In this regard, particular attention was paid to in accordance with the BSI baseline protection guidelines.

The BSI Basic Protection is a catalog of methods and measures published by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) that provides a systematic and comprehensive approach to establishing an information security management system (ISMS). In doing so, it provides recommendations regarding security requirements in the fields of information technology and business processes, thereby facilitating implementation in accordance with security standards such as ISO 27001. With regard to these specific methods and security, CosH Consulting provided the City of Nuremberg with 38 days of professional IT consulting. The goal of this consulting was to comply with the BSI standard for network security. Throughout the entire process, the previously met the defined goals.

Aligning with the BSI Basic Protection Framework and implementing security solutions promises significant security benefits for the future, ensuring a comprehensive security strategy for the city of Nuremberg and its citizens and making potential attacks more difficult to carry out.