The starting signal for the cyberwup project

The Cyberwup project uses prevention to protect small and medium -sized companies from cyber attacks. "Cyberwup" stands for cybersecurity, economic protection and prevention under the motto "convey knowledge - implement structures - create security".

The Ministry of the Interior, for digitization and municipalities in the state of Baden-Württemberg, supports the "Cyberwup" project of the Aalen University as part of the digital@bw digitization strategy. "In our increasingly digital world, we have to follow up in terms of safety in order to be able to fully exploit the opportunities of digitization", said Stefan> Cancer , representative of the state government for information technology, on the occasion of the handover of the funding notice. "With this project, we once again show the good and close cooperation between security authorities, science and business in the country with the common goal of preventing cyber attacks on our companies through preventive measures. Cyber ​​security does not need a lone fighter," said Krebs.

cyber security, economic protection and prevention

The project name "Cyberwup" stands for cyber security, w. economic protection du nd p. PREATION under the motto "Implement - implement structures - create security".

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider, Rector of the Aalen University of Applied Sciences, emphasized: "The 'Cyberwup' project opens up opportunities to protect the integrity and privacy of your data, to safely go online and at the same time digitally set it up for the future. The various actors enable a variety of perspectives, which means that practicable solutions for SME can be developed."

cyber attacks are a special threat to SME

The research project is aimed particularly at small and medium -sized companies (SMEs) that are considered drivers of the German economy. They progress digitally and often underestimate the associated dangers. Cyber ​​attacks are a special threat that is difficult to recognize. Knowledge and data are unknowingly tapped what is serious long -term consequences for companies. This is exactly where the “Cyberwup” project, which is two years old, starts. "With the project, we are pursuing the goal of developing a catalog of measures tailored to the medium-sized company for the prevention of cyber attacks, business espionage and competitive espionage. In addition, sensitization and training measures must be designed. We want to help medium-sized companies in Baden-Württemberg to protect yourself better in the future," says project manager Prof. Dr. Christoph Karg.

That is why the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior supports and accompanies the new agency for Cyber ​​security Baden-Württemberg (CSBW) The research project of the Aalen University. The modular catalog of targeted prevention measures for SMEs is tested in practice and then freely made available. The networking of existing cybersecurity players also plays an important role.

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agency for cyber security Baden-Württemberg

The cyber security agency Baden-Württemberg is the central coordination and registration office of the country and networked land, administrations, municipalities, business, science and research in the field of cyber security. The Cyber ​​Security Authority of Baden-Württemberg is the heart of the country's new cyber security architecture, which was launched in February 2021 with the “Law to improve cybersecurity”. The authority should be ready for use in the course of 2022.

digitization strategy Digital @ bw

Digitization is a central task of the Baden-Württemberg state government: So far, more than two billion euros have been invested in digitization, including around 1.165 billion euros in the expansion of the high-speed internet. The digitization strategy "Digital@BW" coordinates the country's digital projects. At the moment, more than 70 concrete projects are being implemented to position Baden-Württemberg as a regional region for digital change in Europe. The Ministry of Interior, Digitization and municipalities is responsible. With the online portal digital-bw.de informs the state government about all digitization topics and projects in the country.

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