{"id":393,"date":"2015-05-18T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T08:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sicherheitsforum.ch\/?p=393"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:57:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T07:57:40","slug":"cyberangriffe-haeufiger-und-folgenschwerer","status":null,"type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.save.ch\/en\/cyberangriffe-haeufiger-und-folgenschwerer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber attacks: more frequent and more serious"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyberattacks can be costly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the future, the frequency and extent of cyberattacks will continue to increase, as the consultancy writes. To minimize risks, it is advisable to take a holistic approach to information security. in five dimensions<\/a> to address: Strategy, Organization, Processes, Technology and Culture.<\/p>\n

\"First of all, companies need to understand that information security risks are business risks. The responsibility for managing these risks lies with the company's management, not with the IT department or the CIO,\" explains Michael R\u00f6mer, Partner at A.T. Kearney and Head of Digital Business Consulting in Europe.<\/p>\n

The methods of information security attacks would change rapidly, while the risk and subsequent costs of inadequate security measures would continue to rise. \"The next cyberattack is as hard to predict as the next earthquake, however, some trends are emerging. The estimated cost of successful attacks is between $400 billion and $2.2 trillion annually worldwide. This is roughly equivalent to the gross domestic product of Austria and Brazil, respectively, and long-term consequences such as image damage due to loss of trust can hardly be adequately taken into account,\" says Boris Piwinger, Senior Manager and Head of Information Security Consulting at A.T. Kearney.<\/p>\n

With increasing digitization and the inevitable security breaches that come with it, the extent and frequency of attacks would also increase. Piwinger sees the following trends in particular:<\/p>\n