Cyber resilience is an important term in the areas of cybercrime and cybersecurity, digital transformation and Industry and Factory 4.0. It refers to the ability of companies, IT systems and organisations not only to protect themselves against cyberattacks, but also to be able to function again quickly in the event of a successful attack.
Think of Cyber Resilience as a modern alarm system: It not only serves as a deterrent to burglars, but also ensures that you can live safely again quickly after a break-in. Similarly, cyber resilience ensures that companies can continue working after hacker attacks or IT disruptions, that data remains protected and that important business processes are not interrupted as far as possible.
An illustrative example: a production company falls victim to a ransomware attack. Thanks to cyber resilience, it is able to resume operations within a few hours thanks to prepared emergency plans and secure backups, while other companies without such measures are often out of action for days.
Cyber resilience is therefore a key element in making companies resistant to digital threats and capable of acting in the long term.