When it comes to cybersecurity, many companies in Germany are left without a strategy. (Bild: Adobe Stock / Song_about_summer)
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Only 54 percent of companies in Germany have binding countermeasures in the event of data theft, espionage or sabotage, according to a representative study by the ICT Bitkom association. “When defending against a cyber attack, time is of the essence Component. All companies should make the proper preparations and develop a clearly regulated contingency plan so as not to waste valuable time in an emergency. “says Simran Mann, Bitkom’s Security Policy Advisor.
Currently, cyber attack preparedness is primarily a matter of company size: companies with more than 1,000 employees (78%) and midsize businesses (71%) are particularly prepared for such attacks. In companies with 10-99 employees, it is only 51%. “Any business can be a victim of cyberattacks, regardless of industry and size,” Mann warns. “Once the company’s IT becomes infected or paralyzed, the company faces high costs, which can go up to weeks of production downtime.”
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According to the analysis, there is also a need to catch up when it comes to raising employee awareness: Regardless of company size, only six out of ten companies regularly conduct cybersecurity training courses. One in four companies say they want to do without this type of employee qualification in the future.
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