What must companies take into account when sending e-mails? The legal regulations strengthening data protection require every company to implement numerous adjustments when handling data and providing information. These measures also include making its email signatures GDPR-compliant. If email signatures were until recently just a good way to endorse corporate image, they are now a [...]
Many users enjoy the flexibility to customise the user interface according to their preferences. A relatively new user interface design that is gaining popularity is the dark mode. It is now available on most software programs on various devices. This feature allows the user to partially invert the screen. A dark mode device displays [...]
11 factors that will shape cyber security next year Nobody really expects cyber attacks to decline in near future, but 2022 has finally brought some much-needed changes in the mindset towards cybersecurity. As thousands of people experienced the severe consequences of critical infrastructure breaches and disruption to public sector operations, it became clear that cyber [...]
The most frequently used gateway for cyber-attacks is still e-mail. That is where a never-ending technological battle between attackers and defenders is taking place. But despite big efforts by experts and ever greater investments by companies, the cyber criminals always seem to stay one step ahead. And they succeed because they develop hundreds of new [...]
Information security relates to data The proper use and protection of information lies at the core of the entire information and cybersecurity domain. And information is generated when working with data. It is therefore quite clear that everything in the information security domain relates to data. But data is not just a target for cybercriminals. [...]
Sensitive files in Teams need to be encrypted As we mentioned in the first part of our mini encryption series, over 25% of documents stored and exchanged in the cloud contain sensitive data. Encryption is often used in such cases to prevent confidential files from being accidentally destroyed in Teams or accessed by unauthorised employees. In [...]
How safe are collaboration platforms? Over 25% of company data is confidential and needs to be protected We all know the general rule that any information that is created, transmitted or stored is potentially at risk. Therefore, most security topics in the IT sector address the protection of information or data from its destruction, [...]
What does Cyber Insurance protect you from? Cyberattacks affect businesses of all sizes and even protected businesses fall victim In times when an attack by cyber criminals is not a question of “if” but of “when and how hard” it will hit (you), companies are putting all their efforts into preventing potential threats. There [...]
How resilient are German companies to cyber threats? Almost 92% of organisations have experienced cyber attacks Hardly anyone who has read the recent cyber security headlines has any doubt that ransomware is the biggest malware threat at the moment. And Germany seems to be one of the main targets since 2015. Last year, it was [...]
The power of double-checking with four-eyes principle Ensures high level of security and transparent accountability Every organization needs to protect its data, particularly the sensitive information that greatly affects its performance, image and profit. It is not only inbound email threats such as spam and malware that compromise data security, but also breaches of [...]
