The Cyber Security Council Germany e.V. was founded in August 2012 by some renowned personalities as a politically neutral association. The council is based in Berlin, its objective is to consult businesses, government agencies and political decision-makers and to support them against cybercrime.

Members of the association include large and medium-sized companies, operators of critical infrastructure, numerous federal states (e.g. North Rhine-Westphalia, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), major cities (e.g. Frankfurt) as well as experts and decision-makers in cyber security. Through its members, the association represents more than three million workers in the German economy and almost two million members of other associations and clubs.