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The new Security Operations Centre (SOC) will be home to over 100 cybersecurity experts who will protect businesses from cyber threats 24 hours a day. The centre will deliver AI-driven analytics, real-time threat detection, and rapid crisis response. If an attack occurs, Vodafone’s specialists will deploy countermeasures and maintain direct communication with affected businesses to ensure minimal damage.
The company is also introducing CyberHub, a platform that lets businesses track cybersecurity status, monitor prevented attacks, and access training to reduce human error, which is one of the leading causes of security breaches.
According to Vodafone Germany, SMEs face an average of 1,200 cyberattacks each week, with over half targeted businesses lacking dedicated security resources. Attacks often occur during weekends and holidays when company defences are weaker.
“We are democratising cybersecurity for all businesses in the country. More than half of all hacker attacks are directed against small and medium-sized enterprises,” said Hagen Rickmann, Vodafone Germany’s Head of Corporate Customers in a press release.
“However, these enterprises are often defenceless against cyber threats because they rarely have their own IT experts on staff. This is precisely where we want to help, so that our craftspeople, master bakers, and logistics experts aren’t left alone with the risks of digitalization. Only then can they fully utilize their opportunities,” he continued.
“We are experts in our trade, not in cybersecurity,” said Moritz Könnecke of Alfred Smit Fliesen- und Baustoffhandel GmbH, an early adopter of the initiative. “We need 24/7 protection so we can focus on what we do best.”
To further improve its security proposition, Vodafone is partnering with Microsoft, Google, Zscaler, Lookout, and TrendMicro, providing SMEs with more advanced protections, in areas such as cloud security and endpoint defence.
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