Community Short Facts - Septemer 2022

No excuses

Many companies are actively driving digitalization forward. However, the topic of cyber security is being neglected. This was confirmed by 73% of the IT decision-makers surveyed in Germany in a recent study by CyberArk. Companies give different reasons for not investing in security. Common statements are: "We are already protected enough, for example by perimeter protection"; "What should happen? We're too small and therefore not interesting for hackers."; "Nothing has happened yet."

These assessments do not do justice to the current IT security situation. Companies should therefore pursue an identity-based security strategy that takes all users, systems, applications and processes into account. Important aspects here are Zero Trust, Least Privilege and MFA.