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AI-based cybersecurity tools – a question of trust
7. February 2025
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Despite the hype: Almost 60 percent of German companies see potential deficiencies in cybersecurity tools based on generative AI as a major problem when dealing with artificial intelligence. A report shows that SMEs are more distrustful here than large companies. The new report entitled "Beyond the Hype: The Businesses Reality of AI for Cybersecurity" by Sophos takes a closer look at the use of AI in cybersecurity and gives tips on how to use the technology correctly. In parallel with the preparation of this report, 2024 IT professionals in Germany were surveyed in December 200 in cooperation with Techconsult...

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SOC: Where are companies today?
29 January 2025
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SOC: Where are companies today?

A large global survey asked companies about their SOCs and cyberattacks. It found that many companies are unable to handle all of the security alerts in one day. As demands continue to increase, SOC modernization will become urgently necessary. Cybereason surveyed more than 1.200 companies with at least 500 employees in the US, UK, France, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to understand where companies stand today in terms of their SOC and cyberattacks. One result is that, without a doubt, every company strives for effective operational resilience against cyberattacks...

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Survey: Employee resignation after security incident?
30 December 2024
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In the Human Risk Behavior Snapshot Report survey, 7 out of 10 IT managers in the DA-CH region are considering terminating an employee after a security incident. But: 69 percent of IT managers also use system passwords multiple times and are no better at it. The results of the 2024 Human Risk Behavior Snapshot Report are based on a survey conducted by Sapio Research, in which 1.500 senior IT and security decision-makers and end users from over sixteen countries took part, including 200 from Germany. The report gives decision-makers and security experts a better understanding of behavioral patterns in a post-gen AI world and provides insights into the most common...

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Ransomware: Almost one in three companies affected by 2024
25 December 2024
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Ransomware: Almost one in three companies affected by 2024 Image: Bing - AI

New ransomware survey: The number of ransomware victims paying ransoms has more than doubled in the past year. Two-thirds of companies say that generative AI technology has increased their fear of ransomware attacks. Almost one in three companies has lost data. In 2024, 16,3% of ransomware victims paid ransoms. This more than doubles the figure compared to the previous year (6,9%). This is shown by the new ransomware study by leading cybersecurity expert Hornetsecurity. Data loss is also expected to increase drastically in 2024, at 30,2% compared to...

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AI-supported attacks challenge companies
29 November 2024
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AI-supported attacks challenge companies

A cybersecurity provider has released the latest results of a survey of IT leaders. The data shows that AI is making it more difficult to detect phishing and smishing attacks. 84 percent of IT leaders acknowledge the increasing challenge. The emergence and continuous development of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing cybersecurity and introducing new complexity in detecting and defending against threats. New research from Keeper Security, a leading provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge solutions for protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged access and remote connections, shows that while organizations are implementing AI-related policies, they are still failing to…

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Bosses think IT security is “easy”
22 November 2024
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Bosses think IT security is "easy"

One in four people responsible for IT security in companies have to listen to superiors accusing them of cyber security being very simple. External security services play a less important role in very small and very large companies than the average, but probably for very different reasons. After Sophos had asked IT employees in German SMEs and large companies about their stress levels, the causes and how their superiors deal with it, Sophos also wanted to find out about the difficulties in dealing with cyber security in different company sizes. Lack of qualified security experts and the rapid pace of cyber threats -...

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NIS2 compliance exacerbates IT skills shortage
13 November 2024
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NIS2 compliance exacerbates IT skills shortage

A new survey on the EU-wide implementation of NIS2 shows the significant impact on companies adapting to this key cyber security directive. Veeam, data resilience provider by market share, finds that while most IT leaders are confident of achieving NIS2 compliance, the directive has exacerbated existing challenges such as resource constraints and skills shortages. The survey shows that the "skills gap" is the biggest area of ​​tension for organizations in the EMEA region, with 30 percent saying they have resorted to recruitment budgets to support NIS2 compliance efforts. NIS2 budget secured The survey also showed that...

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NIS2 could prevent most cybersecurity incidents
12 October 2024
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NIS2 could prevent most cybersecurity incidents

A survey on NIS2 found that 90% of EMEA companies were affected by cybersecurity incidents that NIS2 could have prevented. 65% of these incidents were highly critical. Despite this, IT decision-makers in Germany do not believe that NIS2 will improve security. With the NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security Directive 2022/2555) coming into force on October 18, 2024 to strengthen cybersecurity in the EU by expanding the scope and tightening security requirements, organizations are going through a rollercoaster of emotions. A new Censuswide survey commissioned by Veeam® Software, the leading provider of data resilience…

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Ransomware attacks: 6 out of 10 companies attacked
September 9, 2024
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Bitkom surveyed more than 1.000 companies in Germany: More than half of the companies are victims of ransomware attacks - over 30 percent suffer damage as a result. One in eight companies has paid the ransom. Ransomware has developed into a lucrative business for cyber criminals in Germany. In the past twelve months, 6 out of 10 companies (60 percent) were attacked in this way, 29 percent suffered no damage as a result, and 31 percent suffered damage - for example through production downtime, costs for IT service providers or even through payments to the perpetrators....

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Cyber ​​attack reported – but nobody does anything 
August 5, 2024
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| endpoint security, Sophos, Stories
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Almost half of companies have security problems due to overlooked warnings. A survey shows that 43 percent of respondents admitted that there were cyber attacks that were reported by the system but not noticed or processed. Effective cyber security is only achieved when the numerous messages and alarms from the installed systems are registered and, above all, responded to competently. According to a recent survey by Sophos, however, the necessary overview and response does not seem to be guaranteed in 43 percent of companies. Techconsult surveyed a total of 200 IT managers in Germany on behalf of Sophos....

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