The Federal Office for Information Security ran penetration tests looking for vulnerabilities in computer systems and software of the federal election authority. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyGerman officials are now looking beyond the elections at ways to bolster the country’s cyber defenses even further. Photo“Our cyber defenses are Swiss cheese,” said Jacob Schrot, a Bundestag staffer responsible for intelligence oversight and cyber security matters. Marian Wendt, a member of Parliament from Ms. Merkel’s party, the Christian Democratic Union, who oversees cyber security issues, said in an interview that Germany would prefer cooperation with Mr. Putin and Russia. “Our main challenge right now is a shortage of skilled IT security workers,” said Sven Herpig, a cyber security expert with a German think tank, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung.

Source: New York Times September 22, 2017 03:47 UTC