An Overview of International Cyber-Security Awareness Raising and Educational Initiatives (2011)
Germany – Campaign 3 – polizei – beratung.de
Polizei – beratung.de is a campaign page by the German Police (Federal and State) for crime prevention, to warn and protect the public about many kinds of crimes and cybercrimes in particular. The aim is to raise awareness of safe Internet practices.
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Campaign Name: |
Polizei – beratung.de |
Organisation: |
German Police |
Main URL: |
http://www.polizei-beratung.de/vorbeugung/gefahren_im_Internet/ |
Dates: |
Not published (ongoing) |
Costs: |
Not available |
Topics covered: |
– E-Commerce – Phishing – Virus and Trojans – Risks of freeware, downloading – Fraud |
Target Audience: |
Everybody (Adults, Children, Elderly) |
Methodology: |
– Free newsletter – Brochures – ‘Security compass’ to check the safety of the hard – and software used – Availability of an ‘Internet driver’s licence’ |
Evaluation: |
Not found |
Sources: |
1. Main URL: http://www.polizei-beratung.de (accessed 9 June 2010), but only this covers cybercrimes: http://www.polizei-beratung.de/vorbeugung/gefahren_im_Internet (accessed 9 June 2010). 2. Generally, in Germany the amount of all crimes is published in the annual ‘Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik’ (PKS). Available at: http://www.bka.de/pks (accessed 9 June 2010). For the year 2009 the statistic (PKS) mentions 74 911 cybercrime-related cases in Germany with 37.5 percent of cases solved, see: http://www.bka.de/pks/pks2009/download/pks2009_imk_kurzbericht.pdf, p. 4 (accessed 9 June 2010). |