IT Security Information

A hacker is smart, much smarter than the average. With just a few clicks and a few key combinations, he’s hacked into the IT systems of governments, public authorities and large corporations. He avoids the public and acts in secret – that’s how it’s portrayed in Hollywood movies. But the profile of computer geniuses is much more diverse than expected…

Are you aware of your “data value”? In the case of a data leak in the IT systems of multinational companies, it is often reported that the damage amounts to billions. Data has even become one of the most valuable resources in the world. However, a calculator that allows users to determine the overall value of their data leaves a completely different impression: the “price” for the information provided by users is always less than one dollar. But how is this possible and is it even possible to specifically calculate the value of this “resource”?

Cyberattacks are among the top five global threats. That was the finding of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report. But how exactly can cyber attacks affect the physical world? Can hackers really do visible and tangible damage to our world?

The Federal Office for Information Security registered a significant increase in hacker attacks on operators of critical infrastructures this year. What consequences can we expect and how do cybercriminals proceed when attacking?

Transparency, speed and resource-saving: Industry 4.0 promises all this. But converting to a Smart Factory presents companies with many challenges with regard to the networked infrastructure and its security. Cybercriminals know about possible weak points – what are possible scenarios and how do hackers get into the system?

A revolution in the computer industry? A quantum computer uses the laws of quantum physics and is therefore much more powerful and faster than our known private and commercial computers. The technology could not only bring about a global change in medicine and communication – the commercial use of such a computer would also have an enormous influence on IT security.