Tag: Data security
This is how the data disaster at the car supplier happened
Continental site in Hanover The outflow of data at the automotive supplier is now well documented. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The employees wanted answers, but Katja Dürrfeld didn’t have any. In…
USA bans Huawei devices from the market – national security at risk
Huawei The Chinese smartphone manufacturer can no longer sell new devices in the USA. (Photo: AP) Washington The US government bans the sale and import of communication devices from Chinese…
Continental data theft causes displeasure in the supervisory board
Continental The hackers were able to look around the Dax group’s network undisturbed for a month. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After the cyber attack on the automotive supplier Continental, the supervisory…
Data theft at Conti is also a case for the FBI
Continental plant in Hanover The FBI has been investigating the Lockbit ransomware group since March 2020. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After the cyber attack on the German automotive supplier Continental, the…
Faeser wants to tighten rules to protect critical infrastructure
Nancy Faser The Interior Minister is tightening the requirements for critical areas such as energy, transport and banking. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) wants to force…
After a cyber attack at Continental: the Supervisory Board convenes a special meeting
Continental Shareholders and employee representatives are demanding more information from the Executive Board on the cyber attack on Continental. (Photo: imago images/Joachim Sielski) Dusseldorf In the course of the cyber…
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…
Duisburg puts cooperation with Chinese tech group on hold
business in Beijing Huawei is said to have a special relationship with the Chinese leadership. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Dusseldorf The city of Duisburg is putting its controversial cooperation with the…
Continental: Public prosecutor investigates after cyber attack
Continental plant The German automotive supplier was the victim of a cyber attack. (Photo: imago images/Manfred Segerer) Dusseldorf The Verden public prosecutor’s office is concerned with the cyber attack on…
Ransomware group appears to be looting 40TB of data
Continental After a cyber attack on the auto supplier, hackers captured significant amounts of data from the Dax group. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Dusseldorf The German automotive supplier Continental has been…
Facebook probably has your cell phone number – here’s how to delete it
Meta The Facebook group also collects contact information from people who do not use any of the company’s products. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) san francisco Meta encourages users of the…
Questions & Answers on the 5G debate and the role of Huawei
Hamburg, Berlin, Brussels The debate about the Chinese technology group Huawei has been occupying German politics for three years now. In addition to smart smartphones and laptops, the company also…
“We’re waiting for you in the meeting, where are you?”
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. Scenarios for the great blackout are being designed at every opportunity today. If the power goes off, not…
Faeser fleshes out plans to protect critical infrastructure
The SPD digital politician Jens Zimmermann explained: “In view of the attacks on pipelines and the railway infrastructure, we have to assume that further escalation can also occur in the…
Faeser fleshes out plans to protect critical infrastructure
The SPD digital politician Jens Zimmermann explained: “In view of the attacks on pipelines and the railway infrastructure, we have to assume that further escalation can also occur in the…
The dismissal of boss Schönbohm is doubtful
Former BSI President Arne Schönbohm When he was appointed, he was considered the wrong choice, but then he made a name for himself. (Photo: imago images/Jürgen Heinrich) Since Russia invaded…
Interior Minister Faeser dismisses BSI boss Schönbohm
Berlin Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has dismissed the President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Arne Schönbohm. This was announced by a spokesman for her ministry…
Protecting critical infrastructure: SMEs are calling for government emergency programs
Berlin The managing director of the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), Markus Jerger, calls for state help to protect against attacks on the critical infrastructure (Kritis). In…
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…