Why German companies are struggling to raise security awareness

At a time when digital threats and attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, IT security awareness has become a critical issue for companies. Despite regular IT security training, successful phishing attacks are unfortunately on the rise in German companies. The question arises: Why is it not possible to sufficiently strengthen employees' security awareness?

Technology plays an important role in comprehensive IT security, but well-trained and sensitized employees are just as crucial. People themselves are probably the biggest security risk in the digital world. It is therefore extremely important to build a strong "human firewall" to protect companies from potential attacks.

In many places, companies rely on traditional training methods such as presentation slides or videos to raise employee awareness. However, these approaches often seem to fail as they do not create an incentive for employees to voluntarily and actively engage with the topic of IT security.

Our solution goes beyond the usual. In addition to our basic training programs, which are aimed at all employees, we offer specialized training for management and IT staff. These two groups each have different requirements when it comes to IT security awareness training.

To increase the effectiveness of the training measures, we also provide print materials such as posters and flyers that can be distributed in the offices. In this way, we want to ensure that the training content is remembered in the long term.

We also offer additional measures to test the success of the training, such as targeted phishing attacks, USB stick tests and social engineering exercises. Our diverse approaches aim to raise employees' security awareness and at the same time promote practical application in real-life scenarios.

We are convinced that a holistic approach to IT security awareness training is crucial to effectively combat the growing threat of phishing and other attacks. If you are also interested in preparing your team for these challenges, please contact us.

Together, we can build a solid "human firewall" and protect your company from increasingly sophisticated digital threats.

Stay safe!