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With iShield FIDO2, Swissbit offers a strong and, according to the provider, simple, secure and flexible authentication option.
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With iShield FIDO2, Swissbit offers a strong and, according to the provider, simple, secure and flexible authentication option.

On June 23, entrepreneur Renate Pilz received this year's Rudolf Diesel Medal. The former managing partner of the automation company Pilz received the award in the category 'Most successful innovative achievement'.

Companies and organizations are increasingly becoming the target of cyber attacks, as the latest case from southern Hesse shows, where an IT service provider was affected. This can cause enormous damage. Experts therefore advise strict hygiene in IT security.

Homepages cannot be opened, internal email communication is not working: a hacker attack on an IT service provider has been paralyzing some companies in the Rhine-Main region for days. Experts are working on fixing the problem, but it may take some time.

The number of online attacks is likely to increase as a result of the war in Ukraine. According to one expert, attacks have already increased during the coronavirus pandemic. Insurers are calling on companies to make IT security a top priority.
The digital transformation of industrial processes and critical infrastructures also increases their vulnerability: increasing networking encourages hackers to commit sabotage. Intelligent cybersecurity solutions are an inherent part of the security and defense strategy.
In terms of resistance to cyber attacks, there is still a great need for action - especially in applications with fully automatic software update functions.

Secunet has signed a purchase agreement for SysEleven. The acquisition of the cloud infrastructure provider will enable Secunet to expand its range of solutions in the areas of cloud and cloud security. The acquisition will be financed from Secunet's own funds.

The interdisciplinary "Forum Safety & Security" is finally taking place in person again: From September 21 to 22, 2022, everything will revolve around the topic of security in IT and OT at Landshut University of Applied Sciences. The program is now online.

Hundreds of gigabytes of data, some of it sensitive, are said to have been illegally siphoned off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure in Halle. The institute let a ransom demand lapse. Who is behind the attack?