Lesezeit: 2 When the GDPR came into force in 2016, the world turned upside down for many entrepreneurs. What rules applied and still apply today? No sooner had calm returned to the GDPR than the Privacy Shield data deal between Europe and the USA caused headaches. What is the situation today?

Lesezeit: 3 Today, employees are an important factor in information security and require appropriate training. But how do you communicate training measures and security awareness campaigns that could be critically evaluated at first glance because of employee privacy?

Lesezeit: 4 In mid-April, it became known that cybercriminals had read the profile data of half a billion LinkedIn users and were now offering them for sale online. What is interesting in this case is that this form of data retrieval, also known as data scraping, is not illegal and LinkedIn is therefore not declaring the incident to be a data leak in the strict sense. David Kelm explains in the interview why the publication of this data can nevertheless have fatal consequences for companies and how they can protect themselves against social engineering attacks.

Lesezeit: 3 Cyber criminals use every current event to increase their attack potential. Just when people’s need is greatest, profit-oriented criminals sense their opportunity. The audacity that cybercriminals have displayed so far during the pandemic shows a new level of ruthlessness.

Lesezeit: 3 Many IT security managers still face the challenge of sensitizing employees and colleagues to information security issues and thus avoiding misconduct and potential security incidents. But how can a sustainable security culture be established in the company?