Kaspersky publishes 10 impulses on German and European cybersecurity policy. After the general election, the new federal government will have to cope with many challenges in cybersecurity policy and set the course for the coming years.
As a stimulus for this discussion, Kaspersky has now published an impulse paper. It contains ten points on cyber security policy. Kaspersky addresses, among other things, the shortage of IT and cybersecurity specialists, the need to catch up on the topic of digital security within society, the insufficient establishment of security-by-design as a design principle in the development of new technologies and solutions and the still lacking cyber resilience in medium-sized companies. In addition, the digitization of public administration should be made more secure and trustworthy.
Kaspersky endorses digital ministry
A fact-based cybersecurity, competition and procurement policy is required to increase resilience and performance. Cybersecurity competencies should be pooled and the European digital single market should be harmonized. Kaspersky also advocates the creation of a digital ministry at the federal level, whereby the topic of cybersecurity should be treated with a high level of relevance. In this way, the further digitization of the state, its administration as well as the economy and society can be advanced quickly, securely, trust-based and effectively.
The economic damage caused by cyber attacks is enormous: According to a study by the European Commission, the global financial damage increased from 2015 trillion to 2020 trillion between 2,5 and 5,5. In Germany alone, the damage caused is estimated at more than 100 billion euros annually. Under the leadership of Jochen Michels, Head of Public Affairs Europe, Kaspersky and the Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) have therefore developed ten impulses for cybersecurity policy for a secure and transparent digital future.
More security instead of 5,5 trillion damage
More security for Germany and Europe, more security for everyone. Kaspersky welcomes the further development of the cybersecurity strategy from 2016, as the advancement of digitization and the ambitious plans for this for the next legislative period cannot be implemented without expanding cybersecurity. Specifically, Kaspersky calls for a better cybersecurity policy:
- Counteract the shortage of skilled workers
- Raising awareness and empowering society
- Establish security-by-design as a basic principle
- Significantly improve cybersecurity, especially in medium-sized companies
- Make the digitization of public administration secure and trustworthy
- Design cybersecurity, competition and procurement policies based on facts
- Bundling competencies in cybersecurity and harmonizing the European digital single market
- Consider cybersecurity when building a digital ministry
- Sustainably develop the cybersecurity strategy
- Take action against stalkerware
“'Cybersecurity isn't everything. But without cybersecurity, everything is nothing.' This pun is not mine, but it reflects reality quite well,” comments Jochen Michels, Head of Public Affairs, Europe at Kaspersky. “As a global cybersecurity company, we want to support digital transformation in the long term. Our experience shows that appropriate cyber security is a prerequisite and a success factor for digitization. Therefore, cyber security must be placed high on the political agenda. We see the ten impulses as suggestions and contributions to the discussion in order to make digitization in Germany and Europe successful, sustainable, secure and trust-based.”
European Union and Member States on the right track
“The European Union and the member states are on the right track to increase cyber security and promote cyber resilience,” adds Christian Milde, General Manager Central Europe at Kaspersky. “We believe that this needs to be translated into tangible, forward-looking policy objectives that ensure that European citizens and businesses operating and investing in the European Digital Single Market can reap the benefits of digitalisation without falling under “ harmful side effects” such as data breaches, identity theft, ransomware attacks or similar. We are committed to this.”
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