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Press Release08 April 2020Siemens AGMünchen
Siemens and 16 other global companies support cybersecurity for telework
“In particular in times of crisis, large
enterprises have a special responsibility,” said Joe Kaeser, President and CEO
of Siemens AG. “Living up to this responsibility also involves supporting
others, jointly developing solutions and sharing knowledge for the benefit of
all – just as the Charter of Trust partners have been doing for two years now.”
COVID-19
not only poses a health risk, but also a cybersecurity threat for many
companies. To reduce the likelihood of infection, much of the workforce is now teleworking.
Employees will also increasingly need to exchange sensitive data from home to keep
business operations from coming to a standstill. At Siemens alone, an average
of 130,000 employees all over the world have been connecting to the company’s
intranet from home since mid-March – nearly four times more than usual.
IT
infrastructure at home, however, is typically less secure than at the office – a
vulnerability that hackers are increasingly exploiting. In addition, hackers
are trying to use e-mail scams, for example, to take advantage of the
uncertainty related to the COVID-19 crisis. This situation is making the
employees’ role as guardians of cybersecurity even more important. The CoT
partners’ eight recommendations can help avert hacker attacks:
- Bring home only the devices and information that are absolutely necessary.
- Safeguard your home network and communicate via secure connections.
- Keep the software on all your devices up to date.
- Switch off voice-controlled smart devices at your home workstation and cover the webcam when you’re not using it.
- Don’t mix personal and business use of devices.
- Proactively identify all participants in online meetings.
- Log off when you stop using your devices and store them securely.
- Be extremely wary of suspicious e-mails or attachments, particularly if you don’t know the sender.
To enable large numbers of employees to log in to the Siemens network from home as securely as possible, Siemens IT experts took action when the corona crisis began in mid-March. Within just 24 hours, they set up stable intranet access for some 140,000 employees and have thus provided cybersecurity at levels similar to those available at the office.
More information on the Charter of Trust for more cybersecurity: www.charteroftrust.com.
More information on the Charter of Trust for more cybersecurity: www.charteroftrust.com.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Through the separately managed companies Siemens Energy, the global energy business of Siemens, and Siemens Mobility, a leading supplier of smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is shaping the energy systems of today and tomorrow as well as the world market for passenger and freight services. Due to its majority stakes in the publicly listed companies Siemens Healthineers AG and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (as part of Siemens Energy), Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital healthcare services as well as environmentally friendly solutions for onshore and offshore wind power generation. In fiscal 2019, which ended on September 30, 2019, Siemens generated revenue of €86.8 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2019, the company had around 385,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet www.siemens.com.
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