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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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Many IT decision-makers don’t trust their security team
Kaspersky study: Many IT decision-makers do not trust their security team

Only 60 percent of decision-makers believe that their own security team can correctly assess the risk posed by attacks. On the other hand, 41 percent believe their team can detect an incident within minutes. In many cases, decision-makers in companies in Germany doubt the capabilities of their IT security team, as the current Kaspersky study “Incident Response for Prevention – Why companies in Germany are poorly prepared for cyber attacks and how they can become more cyber-resilient thanks to incident response methods” shows. Almost a fifth of companies rely on Zero Trust Zero Trust as a security principle that basically covers every action...

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One in five companies poorly prepared for attacks
One in five companies poorly prepared for attacks

The Handelsblatt Research Institute conducted a survey of IT decision-makers at the Cybersecurity 2021 annual conference on behalf of TeamViewer: One in five companies is poorly prepared for attacks. A significant proportion of IT management personnel in German-speaking countries believe that their own company is not sufficiently protected against cyber attacks. More than a fifth (21%) of all participants surveyed at the “Handelsblatt Annual Cybersecurity 2021 Conference” stated that their company was “rather poorly” prepared for a targeted cyber attack. The survey was carried out during the event by the Handelsblatt Research Institute on behalf of TeamViewer among the approximately 200…

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