Arne Schönbohm

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Arne Schönbohm (2016)

Arne Schönbohm (born July 28, 1969 in Hamburg ) is a German manager and President of the Federal Office for Information Security .

Life

Arne Schönbohm studied international management in Dortmund , London and Taipei . He then worked for EADS from 1995 to 2008 , including as Vice President Commercial and Defense Solutions . In June 2008 he founded a consulting company called "Schönbohm Consulting". He was a board member of BSS BuCET Shared Services AG.

On February 1, 2016, Schönbohm became President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) at the suggestion of Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière . Criticism of the appointment was voiced by Konstantin von Notz ( Greens ) , for example , as Schönbohm, as chairman of the association, cooperates with companies such as " IBM , the weapons division of EADS and IT security companies such as Kaspersky ", which the BSI is supposed to control. The decision was also clearly criticized by data protectionists and computer experts. Schönbohm is the first business economist in this position; his predecessors were physicists, mathematicians and cryptologists. According to IT expert Sandro Gaycken , “his technical competence is approaching zero”.

During his tenure as President of the BSI, the authority recorded steady growth: while the BSI had 661.5 positions in 2016 when Schönbohm took office, it was 841.5 in 2017 and 939.7 in 2018. According to the federal budget, a further increase of 349.5 positions is planned for 2019.

Memberships

Schönbohm is a member of the Atlantik-Brücke and the Clausewitz Society . In 2012 he was a co-founder of the Cyber ​​Security Council Germany e. V. and its chairman until 2016. As President of the BSI, Schönbohm is a member of the advisory board of the "Germany Safe on the Net" initiative, the advisory board of the Alliance for Cyber ​​Security, the advisory board of the CRISP (Center for Research in Security and Privacy of the TU Darmstadt) and the advisory board of the Stiftung Datenschutz der Federal Republic of Germany. He is also a member of the Münchner Kreis and spokesman for the National Cyber ​​Defense Center . Schönbohm is the author of various books, including "Germany's Security - Cybercrime und Cyberwar (2011)".

Private

Arne Schönbohm is the son of the former lieutenant general and state secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense and CDU politician Jörg Schönbohm (1937–2019), who is minister in Berlin and Brandenburg . Arne Schönbohm has three children.

Web links

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Marcel Rosenbach, Jörg Schindler: “Actually failed” . In: Der Spiegel . No. 53 . Hamburg December 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Presidium Brief Vita. In: cybersicherheitsrat.de. Cyber ​​Security Council Germany V., archived from the original on December 24, 2015 ; accessed on December 23, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Designated BSI boss: Ministry of the Interior allegedly ordered a distance from Schönbohm. Heise Online, December 23, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Constanze Kurz: Posse about the designated BSI President: Interior Minister de Maizière gave Arne Schönbohm his blessing. In: netzpolitik.org. January 11, 2016, accessed January 21, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Jannis Brühl: Allegations against designated BSI boss: “Cyber ​​bullshitting” and lobbying. Süddeutsche Zeitung, December 23, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Controversial personnel: Federal Cabinet appoints Schönbohm as BSI President. In: Golem.de. Retrieved February 17, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Federal budget 2018. In: bundeshaushalt.de. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
  9. ^ Draft Budget Act 2019. In: bsi.bund.de. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
  10. ↑ IT security: Arne Schönbohm's entry into the BSI is delayed. In: welt.de , February 15, 2016. Accessed on February 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ Press release: Cyber ​​Security Council Germany eV with new Presidium - Philipp v. Saldern and Werner Weidenfeld take over management on February 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ About us. November 27, 2018, accessed November 27, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Organization. November 27, 2018, accessed November 27, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Advisory Board. November 27, 2018, accessed November 27, 2018 .
  15. ↑ BSI - The President of the BSI. In: BSI. April 8, 2016, Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
  16. ↑ The controversial supreme IT protector in Germany , faz.net, February 17, 2016, accessed on February 19, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Schönbohm, Arne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Head of Authority (BSI)
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg