Hackers apparently succeed in decrypting parts of the compromised backups. These also contained passwords of customers, which are, however, protected by salt and hash.
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AI Language Models: Germany Wants to Be In on the Game
Feasibility study identifies prerequisites for AI applications such as chatbots in Germany.
Google Parent Alphabet Also Cuts 12,000 Jobs
CEO Sundar Pichai takes responsibility for the job cuts. He speaks of an increase in staff during the past years that is no longer sustainable today.
Interview: Security and Sustainability Belong Together
In addition to security, IT solutions must also be able to demonstrate sustainability. Analyst Simon Mingay, Research Vice President, Gartner Research, explains why.
How Resilient are States Worldwide in the Event of a Crisis?
Simulation by SAS and The Fund for Peace reveals a country's vulnerabilities and potential in extreme situations.
Study: One Third of German Employees Put the Company’s IT Security at Risk
The proportion of employees with low or very low competence in IT security is rising significantly. Only 27 percent consider themselves to have a high or very high level of competence.
Secure Self-Hacking For Vulnerability Detection
Free tool for vulnerability and risk detection of data exfiltrations via DNS.
How Metaverse Will Change Life and Work by 2027
Metaverse trends that will change daily life and business in the next five years.
Hackers Publish Email Addresses of More Than 200 Million Twitter Users
A hacker forum is offering a total of 235 million Twitter users' data. According to security expert Troy Hunt, around 98 percent of the email addresses are already included in older leaks.
Apple’s Stock Market Value Falls Below $2 Trillion
That means Apple will lose a trillion dollars of its stock market value in about a year. Analysts even expect revenue to decline in the December quarter.
Analytics-Supported Credit Risk Transformation
Banking study by SAS and GARP: Prerequisite for "phygital" models is meaningful data analytics, machine learning and automation.
How Companies Accelerate Detection and Response
After a network intrusion, it usually takes cybercriminals eleven days to capture or encrypt data, warns Wolfgang Kurz of indevis.
Manufacturing Industry Wants to Improve Customer Experience
Rising operating costs are by far the biggest threat to the business success of transformation projects.
A Technological Review of the Year 2022
With 2022 drawing to a close, we take a look back at how the technologies that generated the greatest expectations before the start of the year have evolved and some of the events that have taken place this year.
The Most Popular German Password 2022 is: 123456
The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) has been warning about the risks of weak passwords for years, and every year it produces a ranking of the most commonly used passwords.
Dynatrace Expands its Grail Technology
Dynatrace's Grail-powered platform is now capable of capturing and analyzing business data while preserving multi-cloud context.
Phishing Attack via SMS Messages
Access data phishing on behalf of Deutsche Bank and other well-known credit institutions.
Digital Office for Brewers
In Poland, Heineken offers employees a modern working environment that will serve as a blueprint for other locations.
Hillstone Networks Updates its CloudHive Protection Platform
CloudHive 2.9 advances malicious file detection, policy generation and backup.
DocuSign’s Revenues Grow by 18%
In the third quarter of its fiscal year 2023, DocuSign earned more than $645 million, primarily from subscriptions.
73% of Businesses Require Data to be Processed Locally
Ensuring that data remains within a given country or region is an effective risk management strategy.
Trends Episode 8: Security by Design and Deepfakes
Hybrid work models will become the gateway for criminals to enter corporate networks.
Trends Episode 7: Even Attackers Make Mistakes
2023 is a good year to start a cybercrime career. Internet marketplaces offer stolen credentials and ready-made ransomware.
Fitness App Against Stress and for Lower Risk of Disease
The end of the year marks also the time for good resolutions for the next year. Tips for a healthier 2023 from guest author Alexander Kuttig.
DDoS: from hacktivism to professional skilled attacks
DDoS attacks by hacktivists were very notable in the first two quarters of the year, but in the third quarter they have all but disappeared, giving way to skilled professional attacks.
7 out of 10 Companies Fall Victims to Attacks Using Encrypted Traffic
45% of organizations surveyed by Vectra AI have faced this threat multiple times.
Survey: How Business Will Invest in Digital Technology by 2025
Top 3 goals for increased investment: Process automation, artificial intelligence and cloud platforms.
Chat Apps Dominate Customer Communication
Interactions via WhatsApp and RCS are rising significantly, but so are tried-and-tested channels such as SMS and e-mail with increasing interaction processes.
Security Market for 5G Networks Slowing Down
The market is not showing as much interest in 5G as it did at the time of the 4G rollout.
HDD Data Centres can also benefit from Liquid Cooling
With the application of liquid cooling, the energy required for cooling has accounted for only 5 % of the total energy used.