Research

Our research focuses on civilian and homeland security issues. From counter-terrorism and intelligence policies to social resilience and economic aspects of security, BIGS takes on topics that are at the center of the enduring conflict between liberty, security and prosperity. We analyze homeland security policies from a local (i.e. Brandenburg), German as well as an international perspective.
An Overview of our Publications

Operation Plan Germany

  • June 2025
  • Tim Stuchtey
  • Contribution

In this article for the American-German Institute (AGI), Tim Stuchtey comments on Operation Plan Germany. He argues that the new German government should not focus solely on buying equipment for […]

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Ergebnisbericht: Cyberresilience-Framework. In IT-Krisen schneller agieren. (Kurz: RESI)

  • February 2025
  • Marc Arnold (Stadt Heilbronn), Dr. Gökhan Bal (ehm. Deutsche Bahn AG), Ralf Benzmüller (G-DATA), Nils Brinker (intcube GmbH), Jens Crueger, Lisa-Katharina Franzke (Cloud Resilience Lab), Sabine Griebsch (GovThings), Michael Große, Adnan Kadric, Bianca Kastl (ÖGD), Esther Kern (BIGS), Janka Kreißl (Dunkelblau GmbH & Co. KG), Klaus Landefeld (eco-Verband), Franz Lantenhammer, Doris Rehn (BSI), Sebastian Roth (envia TEL GmbH), Markus Saborowski, Julia Schütze, Vivian Simon (Buch-Autorin, Fachjournalistin), Erik Velten (BSI), Marco Zander (BSI).
  • Contribution

This report documents the workstream “Cyber resilience framework. Acting faster in IT crises” (RESI), which was carried out from December 2023 to November 2024 as part of the Cybersecurity Dialogue.

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IT-Sicherheit von Weltraumsystemen

  • April 2024
  • Esther Kern
  • Contribution

The risks of cyber attacks on space infrastructure is often underestimated. In this article, Esther Kern describes the exisiting vulnerabilities, how far-reaching the consequences of attacks can be and which […]

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RescueFly – Einsatz von dezentral stationierten Drohnen („Unmanned Aircraft Systems“, UAS) zur Unterstützung bei der Wasserrettung in schwer zugänglichen und weitflächigen Gebieten

  • March 2024
  • Joachim von Beesten, Hannes Braßel, Michael Breuß, Hartmut Fricke, Wolfram Hardt, Ariane Heller, Esther Kern, Mohsen Khan Mohammadi, Martin Lindner, Emily Pfister, Toni Schneidereit, Tim Stuchtey, Ashkan Mansouri Yarahmadi, Thomas Zeh, Sascha Zell, Thomas Zügel
  • BIGS Study Number 11
  • RescueFly

  The RescueFly project aims to make an important technical and socio-political contribution to the modernization of emergency rescue services in Germany. The use of decentrally stationed and highly automated […]

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Sicherheitsanalyse Potsdam ‒ Analyse einer Bürgerbefragung zu Lebensqualität und Sicherheit sowie der statistischen Sicherheitslage

  • September 2023
  • Paul Glöckner, Antje Oppitz, Dr. Johannes Rieckmann, Philip Steinkrüger, Dr. Tim Stuchtey, Jenni Uhlig
  • BIGS Study Number 10
  • Creation of a Security Analysis for Potsdam

On behalf of the Brandenburg state capital Potsdam, BIGS worked together with the Neue Köhler Management Gesellschaft (NKMG) and the IABG to carry out a security analysis for Potsdam. For […]

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