IT security from A to Z - 
the added value for your company

From awareness to access authorisation

IT protection is a multifaceted area imbued with complex structures. Attacks on information systems are becoming increasingly professional. Meanwhile, companies are becoming progressively dependent on their IT, leading to a steady rise in the potential for economic harm.
This shines a spotlight on cyber security, which is becoming a focus topic for companies of all sizes that needs to be factored in and implemented from day one. Increasingly, SMEs in particular are in the cross hairs of cyber criminals and are falling prey to attacks.

Defined goals of cyber security 

• Detect attempted attacks
• Protect systems and information from potential harm
• Defend against actual attacks

These three disciplines (detect, protect and defend) must be implemented at all levels of IT in order to guarantee effective protection. This means that cloud services must be taken into consideration, in addition to conventional IT (desktop, server, network, mail and web etc.). Moreover, employees and their behaviour need to be included in an end-to-end assessment of IT security. They must be perceived from two perspectives: as victims of external attackers and as potential attackers themselves.

The three levels of optimised IT security 

Broadly speaking, the benefits of reliable and working IT security can be divided into three levels, depending on the specific protection requirements: