Security challenges in the Information Society cannot always be solved by technical means only. A multidisciplinary approach is very often required to find solutions at the intersection of forensic sciences and the legal and technical domains. Moreover, the political, the societal and the ethical dimensions of these challenges should not be underestimated. Our newly created Research Institute for Security in the Information Society (RISIS) at the BFH-TI offers the necessary technical expertise in this multi-dimensional research environment.