Germany, Seeking Independence From U.S., Pushes Cyber Security Research

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer talks to journalists after the ARD- Sommerinterview in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany August 5, 2018. (Reuters/Joachim Herrmann).

Germany announced a new agency on August 29 to fund research on cybersecurity and to end its reliance on digital technologies from the United States, China, and other countries.

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told reporters that Germany needed new tools to become a top player in cybersecurity and shore up European security and independence.