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

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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Wie resilient ist die Bargeldversorgung im Krisenfall? (DSD)

  • June 2023
  • Esther Kern
  • Contribution
  • BASIC – Resilience of Cash Supply – Security Concepts for Emergency and Crisis Situations

In: DSD – Der Sicherheitsdienst. Fachmagazin für die Sicherheitswirtschaft, Issue 02/2023, p. 26-27. Note: The text is based on an earlier contribution to the Protector, issue 04/2023.

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Ein Sicherheitskonzept zur Stärkung der Resilienz der Bargeldversorgung in Not- und Krisenfällen

  • February 2023
  • Kirsten Wiegand, Laura Brouer, Paul Glöckner, Tim Hageney, Esther Kern, Tobias Kronberger, Johannes Rieckmann, Tim Stuchtey
  • BIGS Study Number 9
  • BASIC – Resilience of Cash Supply – Security Concepts for Emergency and Crisis Situations

For three years, the BASIC project team, coordinated by BIGS, examined the cash cycle in Germany in terms of its vulnerability and, over time, came up with recommendations on how […]

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Availability of Cash in Crisis and Emergencies – Lessons from Abroad

  • December 2022
  • Paul Glöckner, Esther Kern, Johannes Rieckmann
  • Number 11 Policy Paper
  • BASIC – Resilience of Cash Supply – Security Concepts for Emergency and Crisis Situations

In the event of a natural or man-made disaster, a power outage, or a failure of the IT and communications network, electronic payment systems can no longer function. In this […]

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Cyber Supply Chain Attacks

  • September 2022
  • Esther Kern, Alexander Szanto
  • Number 10 Policy Paper
  • CyberFactory#1

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This phrase is often heard when talking about the level of security of supply chains. However, many companies do not […]

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Die Rolle des Bargelds aus sozioökonomischer Perspektive in Not- und Krisenfällen

  • June 2022
  • Paul Glöckner, Esther Kern, Johannes Rieckmann
  • Number 13 Perspectives on Homeland Security
  • BASIC – Resilience of Cash Supply – Security Concepts for Emergency and Crisis Situations

For years, cash has been steadily declining in importance as a means of payment, while non-cash payment systems and alternative forms of money are gaining in importance in today’s society. […]

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Cyberangriffe auf deutsche Kommunen im Jahr 2021

  • March 2022
  • Esther Kern
  • BIGS Essence Number 19

2021 was not a particularly good year for the IT departments of German municipalities. This brief study examines 27 cyberattacks on German municipal administrations in the period January to December […]

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