Post by Sofie Schönborn

What would need to be true for Germany to create more value through Cyber Security in 2036 than it loses through cyber incidents? This question shaped my contribution to this year's Cybernation strategy paper, published this week by Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V. We shift the perspective from Cyber Security as damage control to Cyber Security as a source of resilience, economic strength, industrial capacity, and digital sovereignty. Working backwards from a 2036 vision helps make that more concrete: Which policies, procurement practices, funding instruments, certification pathways, market structures, and talent pipelines need to be in place for Cyber Security to become a strategic advantage? 👉 For me, one point is crystal clear: Cyber Security is not only a security policy question. It is also economic policy, education policy, and industrial policy. (cc: Patricia Köpfer who articulated this wonderfully in her Cybernation panel). Find the link to the paper in first comment. A most hearfelt thank you goes to Katharina M. Schwarz who brought me on board and championed this strategy paper as co-author and co-editor with Maik Hofmann. Your collaborative energy and change-mindset inspire me deeply! Thank you to initiator, driver and publisher Timo Kob and all co-authors: Olaf Janßen, Peter Wirnsperger, Andreas G. Barke, Michael Barth, Ferdinand Gehringer, Dr. Sven Herpig, Andreas Könen, Dr. Philipp S. Mueller, André Roosen. ❕ Image not from Cybernation, as I sadly missed the event. ❕