10   Security and data privacy

Governikus DATA Boreum is a secure cryptographic application. On the producer’s side – the Governikus KG – huge efforts are made to make every new release suffice the demands of our customers and legal demands.

·     Recommendations for operation: For secure operation of Governikus DATA Boreum special requirements for the software and the operating environment must be met. These requirements are given as recommendations and are described in the following chapter.

·     Privacy by Design: While surveying and processing of individual related data prevention and data minimization is indicated by the German Federal Data Protection Act §3. How Governikus KG realises these demands is explained in chapter 10.2.

·     Security by Design: Governikus KG has established mechanisms to guarantee the highest possible security of our software. This is explained in chapter 10.3.