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Companies expect ransomware to increase
23 November 2020
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Ransomware Extortion Money Encrypted

Bitdefender study: 46% of German respondents believe that their company would pay a ransom if necessary. German companies expect an increase in ransomware, according to Liviu Arsene, global cybersecurity researcher at Bitdefender. Ransomware remains a hit. This was most recently highlighted by the annual report of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI): Ransomware is "still one of the greatest threats to companies, authorities and other institutions as well as to private users" (https://www.bsi.bund.de /DE/Publikationen/Lageberichte/lageberichte_node.html). It is clear that most companies' protective measures are not keeping pace with the evolving strategies of cyber criminals. New figures on the extent to which ransom attacks in Germany in the wake of the ...

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Ransomware attacks change priorities
28 October 2020
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Encryption ransomware study

A global study by Sophos shows that companies that have been affected by ransomware have different priorities after an attack than companies that have not previously had contact with it. Ransomware definitely has an impact on the professional self-confidence of IT managers. Sophos presents further figures from its global study on ransomware. The results summarized in the section "Cybersecurity: The Human Challenge" show, along with many other important factors, above all: Companies that have been affected by ransomware have changed forever as a result. And: The role of qualified professionals in the field of cybersecurity has never been more crucial than it is today….

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Study: Employees want more home office
22 October 2020
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Home office solution study

According to the new study by MobileIron, the future of work is the “Everywhere-Enterprise”. According to surveys, over 80% of employees worldwide want to work more from home and not work full-time in the office again. However: The security of mobile devices, apps and users must be a top priority for every CIO, as their employees work mobile in the new Everywhere Enterprise. MobileIron, the mobile-centric security platform for the Everywhere Enterprise, today announced the results of its new study: Over 80% of employees worldwide do not want to return to their office full-time, even though one in three (30%) employees need isolation ...

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IDC study on Cyber ​​Security 2020+
20 October 2020
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IDC study on Cyber ​​Security 2020+: COVID-19 increases budgets, security situation remains questionable. IDC study shows where companies need to re-sharpen and what plans they have. The IT security situation in Germany is still tense. The growing complexity of IT landscapes, the agility and mass of cyber attacks as well as the increasing compliance requirements are becoming increasingly difficult to control with the implemented, but apparently inadequate IT security resources. COVID-19 and the associated migration of countless employees to home offices was and is a further test for the quality of the company's ability to defend itself and react to ...

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Study: Cybersecurity awareness increases IT security
6 October 2020
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Security survey awareness

As a new study by Lucy Security shows, cybersecurity awareness increases IT security. 96 percent of companies agree that cybersecurity awareness contributes to a higher level of security. All respondents also agree that awareness measures have a positive influence on a company's error culture. The benefits of cybersecurity awareness, especially phishing simulations, are currently being widely discussed. Nowadays companies not only invest in IT security solutions, but also in training their employees so that they behave more security-conscious. 96 percent of companies already conduct security awareness training. This is the result of the study "Cybersecurity Awareness Study 2020" by the Swiss company Lucy ...

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Study: hardly any encrypted emails
3 October 2020
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The new REDDOXX study confirms the status of e-mail: only one in eight uses encrypted e-mails. 93% of the respondents definitely do not see an obsolete model in the e-mail. Email remains an important communication medium. Spam is still a problem. And e-mail encryption is certainly considered to be sensible - but there is no lack of reasons for not encrypting it after all. These are some of the central results of a new study by REDDOXX on the “Status of e-mail in Germany”, in which 1.087 full-time employees were surveyed. Use of e-mail, especially for professional purposes E-mail is obsolete? See that ...

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Study: Pandemic Changes
September 30, 2020
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Office planning study

A new Radware study shows: Pandemic-related changes in companies in the areas of people, processes and applications are permanent. The vast majority (83%) of C-level executives expect that the changes they have made to people, processes and applications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will survive the pandemic. This is the main result of the study "C-Suite Perspectives: Accelerated Cloud Migration but Lagging Security" that the security specialist Radware conducted with top managers worldwide. In the survey, 44% of the executives surveyed reported negative impacts of the crisis on budgets,…

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Company data at risk 
September 29, 2020
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A study by Trend Micro shows that 45 percent of employees access company data with personal devices. Working from home and the Internet of Things are changing the way business data is handled and its security. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of IT security, today publishes survey results on working from home. These show that smart home devices and their apps can represent a major weak point in corporate cybersecurity. As the boundaries between work and personal life become increasingly blurred, companies should revise their security policies to better protect business data. Among other things, ...

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IT security managers see dangers
September 23, 2020
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Bitdefender Study 10 in 10

Many IT security managers do not see themselves well prepared for future attacks and believe their companies can be blackmailed. Bitdefender study “10 in 10” on IT security recommends: Address the skills gap with more diversity. Seven in ten (71%) top management IT security officers believe that cyber war activities endanger their organization. Half (49%) worry that a ransomware attack could wipe out their business, and six in ten (59%) believe their business might pay extortionists. To better arm themselves, three quarters (76%) recommend more diversity among IT security professionals. This is one of the most important results…

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Trend study "Quo Vadis, company?"
September 22, 2020
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Study interviewing ideas

ESET publishes its new major trend study “Quo Vadis, company?”. It shows the working world in the change of the corona pandemic: productivity, investments, outsourcing and digitization. For more than six months, the working and business world has changed completely for many companies and their employees, with serious consequences. Almost 80 percent of companies and authorities in Germany plan to work from home as a permanent work model, but data protection and IT security are often neglected. But what else has changed? What impact does the corona pandemic have on companies' willingness to invest? Which IT segments will the digitization and home office boost ...

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