
Claudia Plattner takes over the management
On July 1, Claudia Plattner will take over the management of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).
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On July 1, Claudia Plattner will take over the management of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Dell Technologies introduces 'Project Fort Zero', a zero-trust security solution to protect global organizations' data from cyberattacks.

On June 29, 2023, the "Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230" (hereinafter: Machinery Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Machine manufacturers and operators have 42 months to comply with the new requirements for machines and systems.

The federal and state digital ministers are calling for rapid but moderate regulation of artificial intelligence in Europe. Without AI, there would be no competitiveness in the future, said Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing (FDP).
Reports of cyberattacks on industrial companies are increasing. But how should a protective shield against cyberattacks be designed for industry? A security system with IT security standards based on the Zero Trust model is a good idea.

With the 'PU-50n iShield HSM' series, Swissbit offers a solution for storing security keys for device authentication and registration in the Internet of Things (IoT). The series is available from Rutronik24.
Traditional cybersecurity measures have a highly reactive approach: New malware samples are only added to the signature database of the antivirus solution once they have been identified. Can machine learning help here? An approach.

Growing number of cyber attacks
Cyber attacks on German companies are becoming more frequent - and the damage can sometimes be immense. This is why calls for more cyber security regulations are growing louder.

Around one in ten companies has been the victim of a cyber attack or similar IT security incident in the past year. This is the result of a representative survey commissioned by the TÜV association, in which 501 German companies were questioned.
Zero Trust is nothing new in IT, but the protection concept is only just beginning to be implemented in OT. Security specialist Palo Alto Networks advises manufacturing companies to take a closer look at the security concept.