Tag: Cybersecurity
Attacks on companies and government agencies begin
Attack on the data The security hole in the Java library Log4j calls for criminals. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf A week ago a vulnerability in the popular programming language Java became…
“We are at war with China”
Nicolas Chaillan The native French was the first software chief in the Pentagon. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy, Getty Images) San Francisco Apple, Google or Microsoft – the most important tech giants…
The best cybercrime insurance in the 2021 ranking
Cyber crime Nine percent of companies in Germany fear bankruptcy as a result of a cyber attack. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf Cybercrime is a lucrative business. The financial outlay for…
How to clean up the digital past
Dusseldorf The business of the entrepreneur Christian Scherg is booming these days: entrepreneurs, founders or footballers with reputational crises call him – and recently numerous politicians. “This year I completely…
Why Lidl is buying a cybersecurity company
Lidl logo on a branch The risk of becoming a victim of hacker attacks is also high for retail chains. (Photo: imago images / Hanno Bode) Dusseldorf Electronics retailers Media…
That was it with digitization in Germany
Traffic light coalition The Greens, FDP and SPD apparently want to do without a digital ministry. (Photo: imago images / Chris Emil Janßen) Unless another miracle happens, the new government…
Hackers paralyze the automotive supplier’s IT systems
Eberspächer in Esslingen The exhaust manufacturer fell victim to a cyber attack. The IT systems and telephone connections are impaired. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Baden-Württemberg auto supplier Eberspächer fell victim…
Ministry of Digital: Lots of budget, flat hierarchies
Berlin A good two thirds of those eligible to vote would like a strong, dedicated digital ministry. Above all, this is intended to reduce the enormous deficits in the digital…
How IT companies and start-ups want to make passwords superfluous
Frankfurt, San Francisco, Hamburg A man sits in a boat, controlled by death himself. The Grim Reaper gives him one last chance: To get to paradise, all he has to…
Lithuania warns against Chinese cell phones
Berlin The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has had some extremely successful months. Since its competitor Huawei is suffering from the sanctions imposed by the USA, the group was able to…