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Cloud security remains the top concern
Cloud security remains the biggest concern

Cloud security remains the top concern for cybersecurity professionals, a survey at this year's RSA Conference reveals. At this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco, more than 100 cybersecurity professionals were asked about their current most pressing problems in implementing cyber hygiene and the cyber insurance strategies of their companies. Cloud security is the top concern for 39 percent of respondents, followed by ransomware (16 percent) and a distributed workforce (12 percent). This paints a similar picture as in the survey last year. The survey also found that…

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Hiscox report: Cyber ​​attacks are the greatest entrepreneurial risk

The Hiscox Cyber ​​Readiness Report 2022 shows: Cyber ​​attacks are also the number one risk for German companies - even before the pandemic, the economic downturn and the shortage of skilled workers. A quarter of the IT budget of German companies now goes to cyber security. In addition, almost half (48%) of the companies surveyed worldwide now state that they were affected by at least one cyber attack in the last year, compared to five percentage points lower the year before. In Germany, the level remains high at 46 percent, as in the previous year. Due to the threat situation, which was becoming increasingly difficult to assess,...

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Cyber ​​insurance in 2021
Cyber ​​insurance

Cyber ​​insurance: The number of cyber attacks rose rapidly during the pandemic - ransomware is a particularly high risk. Private individuals as well as public institutions or hospitals are victims of the extortionate software, which releases previously encrypted, often sensitive information only in return for a ransom. Accordingly, the demand for cyber insurance is increasing, but at the same time the loss rate for insurers is increasing. René Schoenauer, Director Product Marketing EMEA at Guidewire Software, on how the insurance industry can cope with these developments in 2021. More gateways for attacks By moving work to the home office, ...

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