Cyber security risks of consumer products are often underestimated by consumers, although the relevance of digital products in everyday life, such as of smart home products or smartphones, is increasing for many. On behalf of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the ConPolicy Institute is investigating as part of the project "Policy study: Transparency for consumer products" how cyber-security-relevant information should be communicated at the point-of-sale of products so that it is taken into account in the purchasing decision.
Based on the transfer of relevant research results from the areas of sustainable consumption, data protection, consumer information communication and risk communication onto the area of cyber security communication, concrete recommendations for action are to be developed after examining the current state of cyber security information communication on the market.
More information on the project can be found here.