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Survey: Cybercrime is one of the biggest threats in 2022
4 May 2022
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According to a survey of 900 C-level executives, technology risks and cybercrime will be among the most important issues for their companies in 2022. This is the result of a survey by Diligent. The continuing threat of cybercrime is a serious concern for organizations, according to a recent survey of 900 C-level executives by corporate governance platform provider Diligent. Respondents identified technology and cyber risk as one of the top challenges their organization is facing this year. Three out of ten top executives surveyed also indicated that their organization had been affected by cybercrime in the last 18 months. 30 percent of…

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Every second employee wants more IT security in the company
March 4, 2022
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G DATA study shows: Employees must become an elementary part of a holistic IT security concept. IT security should have a higher priority in companies. That is the opinion of almost 75 percent of the people with a higher level of IT security expertise who were surveyed for the current survey "Cybersecurity in Figures" by G DATA CyberDefense in cooperation with Statista. "Security on the Internet" plays a central role in Germany - both privately and professionally. This is confirmed by a current survey by G DATA CyberDefense in cooperation with Statista. However, the study “Cybersecurity in…

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One in five companies poorly prepared for attacks
7. February 2022
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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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4 out of 10 employees do not pay attention to IT security in the office
30 December 2021
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This is at the expense of cybersecurity: 4 out of 10 employees do not pay attention to IT security in the office. In the private sphere, people are more careful with their digital devices - according to the numbers of the week from G DATA. Around 40 percent of employees neglect the security of their devices in the office. For them, security ends when they turn on their computer. This is confirmed by the current survey “Cybersecurity in Numbers” by G DATA in cooperation with Statista and brand eins. And when working from home, too, many people do not pay attention to IT security. Employees pay attention ...

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Over 50 percent: Security incidents in DevOps environments 
22 December 2021
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Over 50 percent: Security incidents in DevOps environments

A Forrester survey shows that centralizing secrets and using unified tools is key to securing DevOps innovation. 57 percent of companies have suffered security incidents with disclosed secrets in DevOps. ThycoticCentrify, a leading provider of cloud identity security solutions, born from the merger of two market leaders in Privileged Access Management (PAM), Thycotic and Centrify, commissioned a survey from Forrester to examine the paradox of security innovation in DevOps environments. The study shows that more than half of companies have had security incidents related to ...

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Dangerous: Every third employee solves IT problems without being asked
12 December 2021
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In companies, younger people report their IT problems to the IT department less often than older people. This harbors dangers, as they fail to recognize a possible cyber attack and unintentionally become an attack helper. Despite a lack of specialist knowledge, employees try to solve IT problems themselves. Almost six percent of those surveyed admitted to solving IT problems or incidents despite a lack of knowledge. This was the result of the current survey “Cybersecurity in Numbers” by G DATA in cooperation with Statista and brand eins. Another four percent of those surveyed ignore a problem with the computer in a business environment. Even if it's annoying: the ...

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Data protection: only 45 percent of Germans trust authorities and institutions
4 December 2021
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Trust in the authorities when it comes to cyber security issues depends on the competence of the respondents. Basically, Germans have little trust in German authorities and institutions - only 45 percent said they trust them when it comes to data protection. This is shown by the current survey "Cyber ​​Security in Figures" by G DATA in cooperation with Statista and brand eins. Another result of the study: The greater the competence in the area of ​​IT security, the greater the trust. Only 15 percent have “very great” trust in data protection German authorities and institutions enjoy central…

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1 in 10 ransomware victims pays the ransom
8 November 2021
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1 in 10 ransomware victims pays the ransom

A recent survey by the cybersecurity experts at Hornetsecurity among more than 820 companies found that 21% of those surveyed have already been victims of a ransomware attack. Every 10th company paid the ransom. Ransomware is one of the most common and effective forms of cybercrime. Attackers encrypt a company's data and make it unusable until a ransom is paid. Over 9% of ransomware victims surveyed paid the ransom Of the 21% of companies that reported a ransomware attack, 9,2% were able to recover their data by paying the required ransom. The other respondents ...

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Patch Management: 75 percent think it's too time-consuming
3 November 2021
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Patch Management: 75 percent think it's too time-consuming

A new Ivanti study on patch management shows that almost three quarters of IT security professionals consider patches too complex and time-consuming. However, a lack of time and the unclear prioritization of vulnerabilities and patches expose companies to risks of cyber attacks. Ivanti, the automation platform that discovers, manages, secures and maintains IT assets from the cloud to the edge, today published the results of a study on patching. Accordingly, a majority (71%) of IT and security experts find patching too complex, cumbersome and time-consuming. The corona pandemic is also having an impact on the topic: 57 ...

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Interviews: CISOs face challenges
6 May 2021
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Interviews: CISOs face challenges

CISOs face constant challenges to avoid drowning in "security debt." Overwhelmed security officers work every day to ensure that more and more security breaches do not result from increasing attacks. CISOs face an increasing 'security debt' to protect their organizations against the increasing number of attacks by well-equipped criminals. The criminal industry has an advantage in terms of speed and resources used. Still, CISOs and their departments can mitigate a growing number of attacks to prevent more breaches or compromises, according to a new report from cybersecurity provider F-Secure in…

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