An Overview of International Cyber-Security Awareness Raising and Educational Initiatives (2011)

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).