von Das Team der aigner business solutions GmbH
Ransomware attacks are arguably one of the most widespread attack methods that cyber criminals use to harm companies. The attack method of digital blackmail aims to encrypt as many company-internal files as possible automatically. They should thus be made unusable for the company. The internal information can only be accessed again if the organization pays a ransom to the criminals and in return receives a decryption code for their unusable files. Encrypted files lead to production downtimes, reputational damage and financial losses in companies.
A complete and up-to-date data backup provides a remedy for this from a technical point of view. With this, you can quickly restore all lost information. In order to be able to reverse the effects of such an attack in a reasonable time frame, a sufficient and above all tested backup and restore concept must be in place for the company.
Read more … Ransomware! How does malware get into the company?
von Ramona
As already announced in the media, electronics retailer Conrad fell victim to a hacker attack. This was due to an IT security gap in the company’s own IT systems. This allowed strangers to access a database with almost 14 million customer records over a period of several months. The customer data records included the customers’ postal addresses, e-mail addresses, fax numbers and IBAN numbers. The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision was also involved in this case.
Read more … Hacker attack: do customers need to be informed?