The popular trend i) Bring your own device (BYOD) and the technology ii) Cloud Computing, hide numerous security risks. The Austrian Security Information Handbook (österreichisches Informationssicherheitshandbuch) as well as other legal frameworks and position papers deal with existing security risks of new phenomena in the telecommunications sector insufficiently.

BEBETELKO analyses in which ways these new trends and risks correlate with the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector since the 1980s and presents a risk analysis as well as a catalogue of mitigation measures. In particular, the study deals with the use of information in public authority telecommunication and any risks related to BYOD and Cloud Computing. It presents recommendations on how to (socio-)technically and normative-legally cover any security gaps. The solutions presented expand the present level of knowledge in this area and they present practical recommendations for decision-makers on how to effectively cover risks in public authority telecommunications.

Project leader
Außeruniversitäres Institut Public Social Responsibility gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH
Annagasse 6, 1010 Wien

Project partner 
Austrian Institute of Technology – Safety & Security Department
Em. O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd-Christian Funk
Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH – Telecommunications and Postal Service Division
Bundesministerium für Inneres

Contact
Sonja Maria Protic, M.Sc.
Außeruniversitäres Institut Public Social Responsibility gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH
Annagasse 6, 1010 Wien
Tel.: 0043 1 512 09 18 - 54
Fax: 0043 1 512 33 93 - 50
E-Mail: sprotic@psr-institut.at  
Homepage: www.psr-institut.at