Attacks against companies in manufacturing in dustries by malware that wasn t created by ordinary hackers but presumably by foreign governments or their intelligence agencies have repeatedly been report ed in recent years as well The fact that the software used was simply too good and too complex to have been the work of an individual gave rise to this suspicion Thus businesses are exposed to a two fold threat by private ly and by government organized attacks In spite of cyber threats in the age of the Industrial Internet of Things IIoT isolation from the outside world is no solution but IT systems with powerful protection and well trained staff are However Marc Votteler Vice President Global Technology Services at Schaeffler cau tions No company is able to protect itself 100 percent But we can make sure that we re a difficult target and that attackers quickly give up their intrusion attempt again Still many SMEs and even large corporations for instance in many production environments are using obsolete operating systems Microsoft just announced that they will stop providing any updates for Windows 7 Business clients can still buy a final support period until 2023 After that this wide spread operating system will become a gateway for hackers In Germany alone some 60 000 computers per day are infected by malware the Federal Office for In formation Security BSI warns worldwide it s hun dreds of thousands Many of them become part of bot nets waiting to be activated by secret signals of their programmers It s not uncommon for affected systems to be around for years unnoticed for instance at train ing facilities or in control systems of assembly lines that for operational reasons are not updated or made virus proof because the operating software is not com patible with newer operating systems Also seemingly harmless devices like coffee machines are connected to company networks and consequently able to reveal passwords to hackers warns Kaspersky Lab a provider of anti virus software Automation as a gateway for hackers Increasing IIoT automation opens up new gate ways for hackers What happens if a self driving shut tle bus is tampered with on company premises causes an accident and people are harmed Risks like these have to be simulated in periodic security training ses sions conducted by the company s IT team and any gateways detected must be immediately shut Many companies have already responded to this as part of their IIoT and smart factory transformation processes Information security and cybersecurity are import ant topics for us and will play a key role in the coming CYBERATTACKS AGAINST COMPANIES ON THE RISE Source survey conducted by IT services provider IDG among 510 top U S executives from various sectors 2015 2016 2017 31 26 36 2015 2016 2017 13 14 17 2015 2016 2017 8 7 12 2015 2016 2017 62 64 70 2015 no t s p ec ifi ed 2016 2017 5 9 Phishing Ransomware Financial fraud Losses due to cybercrime E mail fraud SMES SPECIFICALLY TARGETED Source Bitkom Research Affected Presumably affected Not affected Total 100 499 employees 68 73 Was your company affected by data theft industrial espionage or sabotage in the past two years 19 4 13 23 77 76

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