{"id":20629,"date":"2020-06-02T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T11:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saytec.eu\/?page_id=20629"},"modified":"2022-05-10T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T11:59:51","slug":"sme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.saytec.eu\/en\/sme\/","title":{"rendered":"SME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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IT security small and medium-sized companies<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the age of digitization and global networking, IT security is of existential importance for all companies. Let’s think e.g. about the Internet of Things(IoT), the Industry 4.0 or the 5G network – the holistic use of these technologies is a basic requirement for the economic success of small and medium-sized companies.<\/p>\n

However, future information and communication technologies will only be used efficiently if they work reliably and securely. In extreme cases, data loss, downtimes due to system failure, incorrect operation or cyber attacks can threaten the existence of the company concerned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Overview of the threat posed by cyber crime<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The middle class (SMEs) forms the backbone of the economy. Cybercriminals, too, have recognized the potential and are causing great damage. The emergence of malware in the digital world makes SMEs potentially easy targets for cybercriminals. Studies show that more than half of all SMEs have already been victims of cyber attacks. New press headlines can be found almost daily: data theft, IT failure, security risks, malware, industrial espionage, extortion by hackers etc. The seriousness shouldn’t surprise anyone. So the situation is very serious – corporate data is under threat around the clock today. The topics of IT and data security have therefore long been a top priority.<\/p>\n

Despite increasing cyber crime and IT downtime, awareness of IT security is still lacking. Even where your own risk is considered high, there is insufficient protection. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will continue to make up a large part of the German economy in the fully networked world. Despite their innovative strength, in contrast to companies with group size, they generally only have limited financial and human resources for IT security.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Over half of SMEs successfully hacked<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Germany is the global leader in damage caused by cyber incidents. According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, a cyber attack on a German company occurs every three minutes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with mostly insufficient protection against cyber threats are particularly often affected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In order to cut contagion paths and prevent further spread of the corona pathogen, a large number of people are currently working in the home office – of course also in SMEs. However, you can only work effectively and productively from home if you can easily access all the necessary data – and if there are also trustworthy video conferencing solutions available. The provision of high-security, high-performance and user-friendly applications and connections is therefore one of the most urgent and most demanding tasks of company and institute-internal IT departments. To make matters worse, all countries, industries and areas of life currently have to switch to virtual alternatives. However, due to the large number of remote workplaces, the risk increases significantly. Every remote workstation is a further risk element for the data, applications and network infrastructures which are to be protected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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All over the world, IT managers are faced with unanticipated challenges. But how can this enormous task be mastered permanently and farsighted, especially in small and medium-sized companies?<\/p>\n