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How badly is the German economy affected by cyberattacks using ransomware? What makes companies vulnerable and how do they react to ransomware attacks? The Alliance for Cyber Security examined this in a public survey.
read more...A new Windows malware called 'Fantom' is trying to gain access to its victims' computers using a particularly sneaky trick: The malware tricks the user into believing it is a critical Windows update.
read more...In the last two years, every second company in the German industry has been the target of cyber attacks - according to Bitkom, the damage amounts to 51 billion euros per year. Who are the victims and who are the perpetrators? How badly is the mechanical and plant engineering sector affected?
read more...With the migration to the world of cloud services, big data & co., the question arises: What can a structured response to a security incident in a hybrid cloud environment look like?
read more...Kaspersky Lab has discovered a wave of targeted attacks against industrial and engineering organizations: In Operation 'Ghoul', criminals are attacking via so-called spear phishing - emails with malware attached that reach manager level in particular.
read more...Phishing attack on Telekom data
Customer data from over a dozen companies is currently being offered on the darknet - including Telekom customers. A random sample of around 90 data records has shown that some of the Telekom customer data is genuine and up-to-date.
read more...Forgot your password? No problem: You can either receive a new one by e-mail or answer a security question and receive a password directly. Both methods offer vulnerabilities for hackers. Now there is an alternative.
read more...The VDMA has published a practical guide "Industry 4.0 Security". It is intended to enable medium-sized companies to take concrete measures and implement security requirements for their own products, machines and systems.
read more...In the last five years, German companies have suffered losses totaling 65.2 billion euros as a result of cyber attacks. The manufacturing industry has been particularly hard hit. This is the conclusion of a study by the Center for Economics and Business Research.
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