SME

Frankfurt Oder (GER), March 2021 - One third of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are unable to meet the demand for digital know-how and skills and see the lack of knowledge among employees as a hurdle to digitalization. In particular, the challenge of developing IT security causes great difficulties for SMEs. New forms of industrial espionage, cyber attacks, and blackmail Trojans are forcing companies to protect their IT systems and processes against attacks from the Internet.

Hagen (DE), November 2018 - Mobile learning can no longer be regarded as a trend; it has become an integral part and a set standard of learning media in the digital age. SMEs, however, often still have some catching up to do. The day-to-day business has priority and, as Dr. Erich Behrendt, head of Mittelstand 4.0 Kompetenzzentrum eStandards (SMEs 4.0 Competence Center for eStandards) explains, "Decision-makers have to deal with learning issues in the ongoing work process." Dr. Behrendt will talk about the advantages and developments of mobile learning for SMEs on 30 January 2019 at 11:30 at the LEARNTEC Congress.

Huddersfield (UK), January 2017 - Most firms will come under some form of cyber attack, risking loss of data and serious damage to their finances. Now, the University of Huddersfield is using its expertise in computer science to help ensure that companies in the region can thwart online crime.