The Alliance for Cyber Security was founded in 2012 and serves as a platform for companies, authorities and organisations to exchange information on cyber security.

Find out why companies with Russian business connections should be particularly vigilant and how to determine whether your company’s cyber protection is adequate in this article.

Cyber security expert, Jan Oetting, suspects that one pillar of critical infrastructure in particular is at risk: communications and media. He explains here why we should protect this area particularly well against hacker attacks.

Jan Oetting is considered a SWIFT expert and has already spoken recently about the consequences of Russia’s possible exclusion from the global financial communication system SWIFT. This interview looks at the dangers of Russian cyber attacks.

In order to avert a military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, there is a threat to exclude Russia from the global financial communication system SWIFT. The U.S. is in the process of introducing legislation on specific financial sanctions. But why does the U.S. have such a hold on SWIFT in the first place? How hard would this sanction actually hit Russia? And what would it mean for Europe?