Our use cases are essentially all the classic defense mechanisms that are used to protect devices, secure emails, and ensure that we don’t pull in anything harmful. We also monitor Internet and Intranet traffic to detect abnormal behavior and address it. This has helped us in many situations where we’ve faced external attacks, which then usually try to go back out. I always say that they try to drill through the wall and get back out, and in that way, we’ve been able to recognize when someone has gained access to our devices.
We operate in 60 countries with 4,000 to 4,500 employees, of which nearly 2,000 are based in Frankfurt. All of the end devices of our colleagues are under IT security monitoring. The Deep Discovery Inspector is implemented at three global locations: one in Europe, one in Asia, and one in the USA. This allows us to detect any issues early on, and with network segmentation, we can minimize potential damage in case of an incident.
The biggest security concerns in our industry are not really industry-specific but are intrusions. Identity theft is a challenge and then there are issues where people are manipulated into making money transfers to what seem like customer accounts that don’t actually exist.
Another is the classic attack, where ransomware is used to infiltrate systems and gain access through encryption and similar methods.
Additionally, we also have the issue of IP protection.