Tag: Data security
Federal government threatens network operators with expansion requirements
Hamburg, Brussels, Berlin The federal government could soon force German telecommunications providers to remove Chinese components from their mobile networks. According to Handelsblatt information, the Ministry of the Interior reserves…
Federal government threatens network operators with expansion requirements
Hamburg, Brussels, Berlin The federal government could soon force German telecommunications providers to remove Chinese components from their mobile networks. According to Handelsblatt information, the Ministry of the Interior reserves…
Volksbanks postpone shutdown by a few months
People’s Bank and Savings Bank The Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken are postponing the deactivation of the SMS tan until the end of September. Even with some savings banks, the replacement takes…
How the federal government wants to upgrade the German cyber defense
In the paper, the ministry points out the increased threat: “The war in Ukraine makes it clear once again how essential cyber security is for a modern, highly technological and…
Data storage: Technology giants are building “sovereign” cloud services
Dusseldorf If data is stored in the cloud, it is often unclear where exactly it is located – storage space, processor power and application software are often distributed somewhere over…
After verdict on abortions – data protectionists warn of cyber surveillance of women
new York Privacy advocates in the US are alarmed about possible surveillance risks after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs. Wade case. Digital traces could now help law enforcement…
How Germany wants to protect its telecom networks
Berlin What if, in the near future, there was a power outage across the board, if there was a natural disaster like the 2021 flood in the Ahr Valley, or…
After verdict on abortions – data protectionists warn of cyber surveillance of women
new York Privacy advocates in the US are alarmed about possible surveillance risks after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs. Wade case. Digital traces could now help law enforcement…
This is how China monitors its citizens
Asia Technonomics In the weekly column we take turns writing about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Beijing The excitement on China’s social media was so great…
Supervisors warn of serious hacker attacks on insurers
Munich It was only seven words, but the sentence was enough to put an industry on alert: “Insurers are a popular target for cyber attacks,” said Frank Grund, executive director…
Is there a military risk in Bitcoin?
bitcoin coin Meanwhile, the Pentagon is dealing with the risks of cryptocurrency. (Photo: Reuters) In the Pentagon, the US Department of Defense, there is a legendary department known by the…
Companies see cyber attacks as the greatest threat
Dusseldorf For companies around the world, cybercrime is becoming the number one business threat. A good 42 percent of companies with sales of more than one billion dollars have been…
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of Russian espionage
cybersecurity The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of an increase in cyber attacks on German companies and research institutions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Office for the…
Russian cyber attacks: These dangers threaten Germany
Danger from hacker attacks increases According to experts, attacks aimed at renewable energies are particularly convenient for Russia. Because these are crucial for the efforts of Germany and the West…
Warning of cyber attacks on German companies
Berlin Espionage, sabotage, cyber crime: security politicians from the traffic light coalition are warning of an increase in Russian cyber attacks on companies in Germany in view of the war…
Canada declares Huawei 5G technology a security risk
Huawei logo More and more Western countries are rejecting the Chinese group’s 5G technology. (Photo: dpa) Ottawa The Canadian government is banning the two Chinese telecommunications equipment suppliers Huawei and…
Russia spies on companies and carries out cyber attacks
cybersecurity The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warned of an increase in cyber attacks on German companies and research institutions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Office for the…
Traffic light politicians warn of gaps in cyber defense
Berlin Politicians from the SPD and the Greens have warned of deficits in companies and state institutions when it comes to defending against cyber attacks. The most recent cyber attacks…
Russian hackers attack websites of German authorities
hack The websites of several German authorities were victims of a cyber attack. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Russian hackers have launched attacks on the websites of German authorities, making them temporarily…
Hackers attack America’s energy sector
san francisco Hackers have succeeded in infiltrating large areas of American energy supply companies and industrial plants with particularly sophisticated malware. It’s the first time hackers have penetrated so deeply…