Michael Helisch erläutert, was Awareness in Bezug auf Unternehmen bedeutet, wie sich dieses Thema in den letzten Jahren entwickelt hat und welche Unterschiede zwischen Großkonzernen und KMU in diesem Bereich verzeichnet werden können. Dabei geht er besonders auf den Bereich Security Policy ein und führt auf, welche Faktoren die Awareness im Unternehmen beeinflussen. Hierfür nennt […]
Was versteht man unter Sicherheitsarchitektur? Unser heutiger Gast Marcus Beyer bezeichnet sich als Security Awareness Architekt und erläutert in dem Zusammenhang seine Aufgaben. Diese bestehen vor allem darin, Awareness- bzw. Sensibilisierungskampagnen im Unternehmen zu gestalten. Dieses Vorhaben hängt mit unterschiedlichen Herausforderungen zusammen. Worauf ein Sicherheitsarchitekt achten muss und welche weiteren Herausforderungen entstehen, erfahren Sie im […]
Cybersecurity is a word we see and hear constantly in the news. After a few security instances back in 2012, IWC Schaffhausen, a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer, set out to improve its security standards. During planning meetings, the new Senior Information Security Manager, Sascha Maier, realized that not all the technical security fixes in the […]
Sascha Maier, Senior Information Security Manager, IWC, Schaffhausen und Marcus Beyer, Senior Enterprise Security Awareness Architect, HP, Dübendorf, befragt von Gundekar Giebel, Vizepräsident des SVIK/ASCI. Thema an der SVIK-Konferenz 2016: „Traditionen im Fadenkreuz – Lernen in der konventionellen und digitalen Transformation“
The role of employees in information security cannot be overstated – after all, technology alone cannot protect your systems without their involvement. In fact, your workforce is your greatest single asset in the battle against increasingly sophisticated and persistent threats. And what’s equally true is that one size definitely doesn’t fit all when it comes to the style of […]
We’re all familiar with the old adage that ‘if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it’, and that applies equally to information security. Before you even begin to establish an effective security culture through awareness, you have to know where you’re starting from, so that you can prioritise actions and track progress. But how exactly […]
Protecting an organisation against cybercrime is at the top of the list for most executives. A positive security culture which effectively “co-opts” every employee onto the front line is a formidable weapon in the battle against the rising tide of security threats. Yet, making every individual aware of their contribution and fostering partnership in a way that […]
It’s often said that technology is only part of the answer to securing increasingly complex information systems. The other crucial element is people. And organisations that actively engage employees in security awareness and the social interaction of technology also tend to have the best IT security. In fact, you ignore the impact of the human factor […]
Creating a security culture that sticks Let’s start with a paradox: Without question, your most important weapon in the fight against cyber attacks is your workforce. Yet ironically, employees are considered the biggest risk potentially to IT security. The trick to breaking this paradox is to raise awareness of security by combining compelling communication with engaging education […]
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