Warning of A New Wave of Cyber Attacks | Total Security

The Federal Criminal Police Office is warning of increasing cyber threats, especially among employees in the home office since the Covid 19 pandemic.

The falling clearance rate for cybercrimes is leading to increased cyber-attacks. 

Hackers use the Covid 19 crisis and lure their visitors with information and advice. 

Visitors who click the button are infected with so-called malware. 

Also, recipients who open e-mail attachments from apparently government agencies on the subject of “Corona” is infected with malware.

The pandemic brings new challenges for every company, every freelancer, and every person. 

Work is mainly done from home, the work process is digitized and the security standard also has to be adjusted. 

Such a change takes time and the new world of work must also be safeguarded with a new security approach.

The modern next-generation firewall secures all data traffic and benefits from technologies such as artificial intelligence to track down new methods used by hackers.

"In IT, Corona has finally made it clear that the cloud offers a multitude of services and can secure them centrally, which a conventional IT infrastructure simply cannot do," says Andreas Schlechter, managing director of the Telonic system house, which specializes in IT and network security.

“The IDG study shows that a new, holistic security approach has to take place. 

All the steps - from prevention and threat detection to simulation, with which you regularly test your own infrastructure - must be included, ”Schlechter explains.

One example of how much damage a cyberattack can cause is NotPetya, this was the worst hack to date. NotPetya caused over 9 billion euros in global damage and wrecked an entire nation. 

The following video explains how this could happen.

Cloud Storage and Data Protection

The use of clouds has become very popular with many companies. 

However, the search for a suitable cloud is not always that easy, as many companies have certain requirements. 

The cloud should have its servers in Germany, adhere to the GDPR guidelines, encrypt the data and also be safe from possible hacker attacks. 

Also, there are many different functions, which makes the search for cloud storage more difficult than one had hoped. 

As a result, cloud storage with personal support is often preferred, here you can be sure that you can contact customer service directly in case of problems and get support.

The Protegent enables you to manage your company from the comfort of your home, work efficiently with colleagues and external partners, and not have to worry about the security of your data. 

With Protegent Total Security, you are protected against ransomware, and in the event of a hacker attack you can access and restore your data at a certain point in time before the attack. 

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and increasing corona cases, you can keep full control with the Protegent from home and always stay safe from ransomware.