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Cyber ​​resilience: Leadership is the key driver
Cyber ​​resilience: Leadership is the key driver

In a new study on cyber resilience, over 70% of respondents said leadership influence is crucial. Less than half of companies believe they can cope with a cyber attack. A recent study from Palo Alto Networks and IDC shows that there is a consensus among the 735 companies surveyed in EMEA and LATAM about the critical importance of cyber resilience for businesses. The influence of senior management is becoming increasingly important: 72 percent of all respondents say that senior management are the main driving force in focusing on cyber resilience. Only…

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IR plans: Too few IT decision-makers know their importance
IR plans: Too few IT decision-makers know their importance

Many IT managers in German companies are not aware of the importance of incident response plans (IR plans) for preventing cyber incidents. IT decision-makers in companies in Germany seem to underestimate the importance of incident response plans. Because four in ten say creating these would be a waste of time and money; In the event of a security incident, they could guide the team accordingly to respond. Furthermore, 38,0 percent of those surveyed do not know what incident response tools actually are and what options they offer. These results come from the current Kaspersky study: “Incident Response for Prevention – Why Companies in Germany Are Bad…

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Cyber ​​resilience: How fatal are mistakes
Cyber ​​resilience: how fatal errors can be - Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

The consequences of a cyber attack can be devastating. They range from financial loss to reputational damage to legal repercussions. And the risk increases. Three mistakes usually lead to high risk and damage from cyberattacks Recent studies confirm that ransomware attackers manage to encrypt the data in 71 percent of attacks and that paying a ransom doubles the overall recovery costs. In addition, data is stolen in 30 percent of ransomware attacks in Germany. Build strong cyber resilience The good news: Organizations can protect themselves against…

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