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McAfee study on IT security in Germany

26 January 2021

McAfee presents current IDC study "Cyber Security in Germany 2020+". The situation in terms of IT security in Germany is still tense. The growing complexity of IT landscapes, the agility and mass of cyber attacks, and increasing compliance requirements are becoming increasingly difficult to master with the implemented but apparently inadequate IT security resources. COVID-19 and the associated migration of countless employees to the home office was and is another touchstone for the quality of the resilience and responsiveness of companies. Questions for German IT and specialist decision-makers IDC surveyed German IT and specialist decision-makers in August 2020...

Study: Public Administration in Times of Crisis

13 January 2021

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The corona pandemic is changing everyday work in public administration to an unprecedented extent. A study at Next: Public sponsored by well-known manufacturers provides information. The study Administration in Times of Crisis - An inventory of the effects of the corona pandemic on the public service examines in detail what experiences employees of authorities have had in their new everyday work. What is special: In a parallel survey, citizens also assessed the work of the administration in the Corona crisis. A central finding of the study: From the point of view of the employees, German administrations also function in a crisis. The majority…

Danger: mobile devices in healthcare

5 January 2021

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SOTI study reveals safety concerns when using mobile devices in healthcare. 24 percent are concerned about the security of sensitive patient data on end devices. 81 percent have problems with patient care systems. One in four healthcare workers (24 percent worldwide; 39 percent in Germany) is of the opinion that patient data is not secure if they access it with their mobile device. This was the result of the global SOTI study "Critical Technology for Critical Care: The State of Mobility in Healthcare 2020/21". In addition, 81 percent (77 percent in Germany) of respondents from the healthcare sector complain about problems with systems ...

Spear phishing attacks against the education sector

25 December 2020

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Barracuda Networks has evaluated 3,5 million spear phishing attacks against the education sector. The result: educational institutions are twice as badly affected by BEC attacks than other organizations. Due to the dynamic pandemic development, many schools and universities are still heavily reliant on email communication to keep teachers, pupils and students informed about the current situation. Hackers are taking advantage of this situation by increasingly targeting educational institutions with spear phishing attacks. Below is a closer look at the methods used by cyber criminals and best practices that organizations in the education sector use to protect themselves against attacks ...

Cyberwar: danger for German companies

24 December 2020

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German companies as collateral damage in cyber war? Bitdefender study: 62% of German companies have a strategy that is supposed to protect against cyber warfare. Is cyber war a danger for German companies? Obviously yes, as a recent survey among IT security specialists shows. The fact that many companies around the world feel threatened by increasing cyber warfare is one of the central results of the global study "10 in 10" by Bitdefender. After the global values were published, Bitdefender also took a close look at the 513 German answers. Here are the most important results: Almost half (48%) agree with the statement ...

Ivanti study on ESM and remote work

12 December 2020

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According to a current study by Ivanti, almost half (45%) of all IT specialists had already carried out test runs to support remote employees before the corona pandemic. A total of 41% of the specialist departments that do not belong to IT had also already carried out a remote check in the past. This preparation pays off! Six out of ten IT pros are confident that they can provide the same level of service from a distance as they do on site, and as many as half say that working remotely has not affected the quality of the user experience. In addition, the Ivanti study has ...

New strategy against the shortage of skilled workers

7 December 2020

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German security specialists advocate diversity and neurodiversity. Bitdefender study: 47% see neurodiversity as a strategy against skills shortages and blind spots. A comment from Liviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher at Bitdefender. There is no doubt: the shortage of IT security specialists and expertise is dramatic. According to a Bitdefender study, around three out of ten cybersecurity specialists in Germany predict a serious effect if the lack of cybersecurity expertise continues for another five years: 21% of German respondents say it will cause “serious disruptions”. Another 7% even say it will destroy companies. For the study, as part of a ...

QR codes are a security risk for companies

5 December 2020

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A new MobileIron study shows: QR codes pose a significant security risk for companies and consumers. QR codes are being used more and more frequently by German consumers. But only 20% of those surveyed prevent their security concerns from using QR codes. MobileIron, the mobile-centric security platform for the Everywhere Enterprise, announces the results of its study, in which 500 German consumers were asked about their attitudes towards QR codes. The results show that QR codes are becoming increasingly popular and are also being used more and more frequently in everyday life. The majority of respondents (56%) are in favor of the increased use of QR codes, although the majority ...

Study on IT security: Cyber Security 2020

30 November 2020

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Study on IT security: endpoints, hackers and security in digitization. As a cooperation partner of the current study "Cyber Security 2020" by COMPUTERWOCHE and CIO, DriveLock publishes the most important challenges and strategies in the protection of IT systems. "The study results show great differences in the perception of cyber risks between respondents from management level and from the specialist departments," comments Anton Kreuzer, CEO of DriveLock. With 38%, C-level decision-makers rate the protection of the endpoints as the greatest challenge, while in the specialist areas the external threat situation is at the top with 51%. "To ward off external threats and ensure the safety of ...

Analyst report: Detection and response pays off

25 November 2020

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The use of solutions to detect and combat cyber attacks - detection and response - in the entire IT infrastructure (XDR) pays off for companies. This is confirmed by a new study by the analyst firm ESG, which is available as a study. The companies surveyed stated that thanks to the intelligent use of data from several networked security solutions, they can identify threats more quickly and are less burdened by false positives. Cyber threat detection has become more difficult ESG's survey found that 85 percent of companies found that detecting and responding to cyber threats - ...

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McAfee study on IT security in Germany

Study: Public Administration in Times of Crisis

Danger: mobile devices in healthcare

Spear phishing attacks against the education sector

Cyberwar: danger for German companies

Ivanti study on ESM and remote work

New strategy against the shortage of skilled workers

QR codes are a security risk for companies

Study on IT security: Cyber Security 2020

Analyst report: Detection and response pays off

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