If digitalisation is everywhere, protection should be everywhere: Philipp Rösler

Philipp Roesler, German Economy Minister and Chairman of the German Free Democrats (FDP) political party, speaks to delegates at the FDP federal convention on March 9, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The FDP, the junior partner in the current German government coalition, is struggling to attract supporters in the wake of a sharp decline in its popularity. Germany is scheduled to face national elections in September.

Synopsis

Rösler has been vice-chancellor of Germany, and holds management-consulting mandates as well as supervisory board memberships, including one at cybersecurity firm Acronis. ET Prime talks to him about global trends in cybersecurity, ransomware, and the need for new global regulations and frameworks.

To say that Philipp Rösler is multifaceted is an understatement. Rösler was the former vice-chancellor of Germany during Angela Merkel’s time. He has also served as Germany’s minister of health and later as its minister of economics and technology. The 50-year-old was the first German Cabinet minister of Asian origin, having been born in Vietnam, and also served as the chairman of the Free Democratic Party in Germany. Currently, he holds

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