Schönbohm in 2016

Arne Schönbohm (born 28 July 1969) is the former president of the German Federal Office for Information Security.[1][2]

Biography

Schönbohm was born in Hamburg.[3] He studied international business administration at the International School of Management in Dortmund, as well as in London and Taipei.[4]

From 1995 until 2008 Schönbohm worked at EADS Germany in several senior positions, including as Vice President Commercial and Defense Solutions for EADS Secure Networks.[4]

In 2008, he set up his own consulting business.

He was the chair of Cyber Security Council of Germany e.V., an association that later came under criticism for ties to Russian secret services.[5]

Appointed by Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière, Schönbohm became president of the German Federal Office for Information Security in 2016.[6] In October 2022, following a report by ZDF television, his connections to Russian secret services came under scrutiny again.[7][8] He was released from his post shortly afterwards.[9]

Other activities

  • Deutschland sicher im Netz (DSIN), Member of the Advisory Board[10]
  • Foundation for Data Protection, Member of the Advisory Board[11]
  • Atlantik-Brücke, Member

References

  1. ↑ "German cyber security watchdog raises attack alert level". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Superwahljahr: BSI-Chef warnt Parteien vor Cyberattacken". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Deutschlands Sicherheit l Sicherheitsexperte l Arne Schönbohm l Vita". www.deutschlands-sicherheit.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 OECD (13 December 2018). "GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL SECURITY IN ORGANISATIONS AND SECURITY OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES:BIO-BOOK" (PDF). Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity. Paris, France. p. 18. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland: Brisante Kontakte nach Russland". Tagesschau (in German). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Designierter BSI-Chef: Innenministerium ordnete angeblich Distanz zu Schönbohm an". Heise (in German). 23 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "BSI-Chef Arne Schönbohm: IT-Sicherheit in der Comedy-Arena". Netzpolitik (in German). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Neuerer, Dietmar (11 October 2022). "Arne Schönbohm: Wird der BSI-Chef nach Böhmermann-Bericht im ZDF abberufen?". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Rosenbach, Marcel; Beuth, Patrick (18 October 2022). "Bundesinnenministerium stellt BSI-Präsident Arne Schönbohm frei". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Advisory Board Deutschland sicher im Netz.
  11. ↑ Advisory Board Foundation for Data Protection, Leipzig.


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