Cybersecurity as a factor for the future

What is the threat of a successful hacker attack?

Often operational inability to act — for days, weeks or months, not to mention the loss of reputation. 

This makes IT security one of, if not the Future factor for companies of all sizes. Cyber attacks can quickly become an existential risk, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

The threat situation is constantly increasing and the consequences are serious. This makes the results of a system house study conducted in cooperation with forsa Gesellschaft für Sozialforschung und statistische Analysen mbH all the more surprising: 

This suggests that SMEs in particular continue to underestimate the dangers posed by cyber criminals — despite constant media coverage. Only 36% of companies with fewer than 500 IT workstations consider the risk of falling victim to a cyberattack in the next twelve months to be high. By comparison, the figure is 47% for companies with 500 to 5,000 workstations.

When it comes to prevention, it is important to ensure that up-to-date or new security technologies are used, in terms of Detection introduce permanent or at least regular monitoring and have an appropriate concept in place for emergencies.

How can you protect yourself as an SME without investing huge sums of money? Use the DEFENDERBOXto check the security of your IT infrastructure. Our “Find & Fix” introductory offer gives you the opportunity to identify vulnerabilities and security gaps. The corresponding reports and evaluations after weekly or monthly pentests contain recommendations for action to protect your network from hacker attacks. 

Contact us us or book one directly Test installation. Your existence is at stake.

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