G DATA study shows: Large companies are better prepared for IT emergencies than small companies. This is confirmed by the current study "Cyber Security in Figures" by G DATA. Only every second employee knows what to do in the event of an IT security incident.
what to do when it burns? Every employee of a company can answer the question. Escape plans and emergency exit signs show the quickest way out. When asked what employees have to do in an IT emergency, only every second person knows the answer.
51 percent of employees know their way around
In the survey on "cyber security in figures" by G DATA, Statista and brand eins, only around 51 percent of those surveyed stated that they were familiar with the company's defined processes for IT emergencies. How well companies are prepared for security problems in IT is also a question of size. Around 64 percent of those surveyed from large companies (more than 1.000 employees) answered the question of whether they were familiar with the processes for IT security incidents. In small companies with fewer than 50 employees, not even one in three is aware of measures to be taken in the event of an IT security incident.
“The risk of a cyber attack on one's own company is much more likely these days than a fire breaking out there. In my opinion, companies that have not defined processes, plans and measures for such an emergency are acting negligently,” says Andreas Lüning, co-founder and CEO of G DATA CyberDefense. "On the other hand, if you prepare well for IT security incidents, you will be able to act more quickly if the worst comes to the worst and can limit the economic damage to the company."
Communication plays a crucial role
🔎 Do you know the action plan in the event of damage? (Image: GData).
A closer look at the topic shows that companies have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to measures for IT security incidents. Only 53,8 percent of those surveyed stated that their company had a data recovery plan. And only 53,4 percent confirm that the data infrastructure is secured.
These measures are of vital importance. For example, anyone who regularly backs up their data and stores it separately from the network can, in an emergency, import this data back into a cleaned system and be able to work more quickly. It is noticeable that little importance is attached to communication. Only 41,8 percent know that there are plans for internal communication. Only 27,6 percent of those surveyed are aware of plans for external information measures. Communication plays a crucial role here, in order to anticipate imminent reputational damage if cyber criminals publish customer data.
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