[killerpopiller]

the BSI isn't an obscure agency, it fills it's function well - e.g. ISO 27001 vs IT-Grundschutz certification, or newsletter with sec. warnings

[justincormack]

Can you explain in more detail what it does?

[heja2009]

The BSI is in the German media fairly regularly with advice about private and commercial information security and has a good reputation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Information_...

[quonn]

Since it doubles as the German equivalent of the NSA, I don't think it is worried about justifying its existence.