The corona pandemic acted like a digitization booster. Digital has helped to keep in touch with people despite contact restrictions, to work from home, to shop online and much more. Many things seem to have become easier.
With increasing digitization, however, the possible areas of attack on the Internet are also growing. Crime is increasingly shifting to the Internet, and cybercrime is thus increasing significantly. There has also been an increased threat from foreign intelligence services since the start of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The attacks that have taken place not only target the economy, but also target critical infrastructure objects.
The cyber attack on the network structure of the University of Education in Freiburg and the Germany-wide attack on the network structure of all 79 chambers of industry and commerce that took place last week make this more than clear.
The state of Baden-Württemberg is taking targeted action to counteract this. The digital security architecture now includes, among other things, the Cybercrime and Digital Traces department at the State Criminal Police Office (LKA), the cyber defense work area in the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (LfV) and the newly founded cyber security agency with effective instruments to ward off corresponding dangers.
“This challenge must be taken very seriously. This danger can only be countered with security concepts that are as precise as possible and tailored to your own company. This applies equally to medium-sized companies and industrial companies.
There is a lot at stake for companies. In view of this threat situation, we cannot and must not afford ignorance and carelessness,” said Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Rapp. Criminal attacks from the Internet are already causing enormous economic damage. According to available figures from the digital association Bitkom, blackmail software (ransomware) alone caused damage of over 24 billion euros in Germany in 2021.
According to Bitcom, the damage caused by data theft, industrial espionage or sabotage totaled 223 billion euros in 2021, twice as high as in 2019.
There is no panacea for effective protection against cyber attacks. That is why, according to the State Secretary, every company must draw up, implement and continuously develop its own company-specific security concept with qualified technical support. To this end, companies in Baden-Württemberg already have “a well-functioning cyber security ecosystem at their side,” says Rapp.
These included security authorities, providers of security technology, a large number of IT consulting firms, highly qualified research institutions, as well as chambers, associations and IT networks. In this context, Rapp referred to the overview recently published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the advisory and funding offers in the field of cyber security available in the state, which can be accessed at www.wirtschaft-digital-bw.de. The state secretary called on companies in the country: “Take advantage of these offers. Investing in cybersecurity is in your best interest.”
Note: The Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald CDU district association invites you to a lecture by experts from the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Protection of the Constitution on the subject of cybercrime – cyber defense on September 1, 2022 in the Breisgau industrial park. The event is public. Information and registration at [email protected] or 01722820839.
(Info: constituency office of state parliamentarian Dr. Patrick Rapp)
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