"Every Company is Vulnerable and Needs to Protect Itself Appropriately"

Interview with Hans-Peter Bauer, BlackBerry

JournalIndustrie 4.0 Management
Issue Volume 39, 2023, Edition 3, Pages 52-54
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Abstract

Manufacturing companies of all sizes have been a popular target for hackers and cyber criminals for years - and the trend is rising. In addition to security gaps in the IT systems, OT systems, i.e. operational technology, are increasingly being targeted by attackers in the course of digitalisation and networking. The consequence: companies should secure themselves as quickly as possible. Hans-Peter Bauer, Senior Vice President Cyber EMEA at BlackBerry, explains how this is possible. (Only in German)

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