Tag: Cybersecurity
Germany’s top cyber security authority relies on Huawei technology
Berlin The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) relies internally on technology from the controversial Chinese network supplier Huawei. This emerges from the response of the federal government to a…
Jan Böhmermann and Arne Schönbohm: The case of the BSI President
The case of Arne Schoenbohm The former president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) had been accused of being close to Russian intelligence services. (Photo: Imago, dpa [M])…
Jan Böhmermann and Arne Schönbohm: The case of the BSI President
The case of Arne Schoenbohm The former president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) had been accused of being close to Russian intelligence services. (Photo: Imago, dpa [M])…
Supreme cyber authority discovers serious security gaps in online shops
Shopping apps on a phone The BSI warns of significant security gaps in the software that retailers use to operate their online shops. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Berlin Germany’s top cyber…
German cyber security authority had the app checked for security risks
tiktok In Germany, the Federal Ministry of Health uses Tiktok and provides information there on its own channel. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Germany’s top cyber security authority has checked the video…
How big is the cyber threat from Russia
Berlin One year after the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) warns that Russia will continue to pose major cyber threats.…
Wissing wants to set up an “Innovation Club” with the digital role models in the Baltic States
Vilnius, Tallinn Whether bus, car sharing or e-scooter: Anyone who gets around in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius or the other larger cities in the country only needs a single app for…
How quantum computers threaten cybersecurity
Tokyo Quantum computers promise a major technological leap: They can run through the most complex simulations in seconds and thus replace years of laboratory studies on new drugs, decisively advance…
EU Cyber Security Directive puts companies under time pressure
Dusseldorf In many companies, IT security has not yet been a top priority. That is likely to change in the next few months: A legislative package from the European Union…
Why the Schwarz Group sells software against hackers
Dusseldorf Coincidentally, hardly anyone is likely to find the “War Room” (in German “War Room”) of the Lidl parent company. The route leads through the company premises in Neckarsulm through…
The great danger of cyber attacks
Good morning dear readers, it is an arms race that the other side threatens to win. Cyber attacks on the Internet are becoming more and more professional, state actors more…
Cyber defense experts are becoming scarce
Dusseldorf, Berlin The consequences of hacker attacks can be dramatic – from image damage to the loss of business secrets to production downtime. What makes the need worse at the…
Thyssen-Krupp: Hacker attack on materials division
Thyssen Krupp headquarters in Essen Criminals are said to have attempted a cyber attack on the data of the industrial group. (Photo: Reuters) Eat According to its own statements, the…
Hackers publish list of stolen data
Dusseldorf In the cyber attack on Continental, the hackers apparently not only captured a large amount of sensitive data, but also large amounts of it. This emerges from a list…
Brussels is bringing digital counterattacks into play
Brussels, Berlin The Russian aggression against Ukraine requires cyber defense in Europe to be strengthened: This warning from the EU Commission gives new impetus to the German controversy about cyber…
Interior Minister Faeser comes under pressure in the BSI affair
Arne Schoenbohm and Nancy Faeser The affair caused astonishment among some BSI employees. They say: From criticism and distrust against Schönbohm there was still nothing to be felt during Faeser’s…
FDP calls for clarification on funding for dubious IT company
The fact that the company has appeared several times under its former name Infotecs GmbH as part of the foreign trade fair program sponsored by the Ministry of Economics is…
No compromises when it comes to safety
Stuttgart In the current multiple crisis in the world, Dekra, the world’s largest non-listed auditing company in the expert field, is proving to be robust overall. Yes, the external environment…
Russian cyber attacks on German companies are increasing
Berlin There are hardly any companies in Germany that are spared from cyber attacks. This is shown by a study published on Wednesday on behalf of the digital association Bitkom,…
The administration hardly considers itself sustainable
Computer keyboard and Lan cable PDFs are often still printed out in the authorities. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Only about half of the 143 managers surveyed in German administrations consider their…