The Internet and digital change are advancing continuously and the associated expansion of IT infrastructures is proving to be an important factor in the profitability of companies. However, this development is also accompanied by a number of challenges, most importantly the need to protect their own constantly growing IT infrastructures. Many companies are now even prepared to invest the necessary money in IT security technologies.
It is no secret that organizations are increasingly lacking cyber security experts. This applies not only to large companies, but also to government agencies, which are facing increasing threats. Public authorities in particular are at a disadvantage, because the free economy seems to be more attractive for specialists. 700 vacancies in federal ministries alone were unfilled at the beginning of February 2020. The current report on the protection of the constitution warns of the influence of hackers and their attack campaigns. Recently, non-state actors have also been increasingly targeting public institutions. Particularly in the health sector, devastating cyber attacks have recently been observed. Last year alone there were attacks on hospitals of the German Red Cross in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Fürth Clinic and various other. ...read more!
