Businesses are increasingly going digital. This also increases the likelihood of cyber incidents.
It's crucial to be aware of your risks related to cybersecurity & data protection – and to take the right steps to reduce them. There are plenty of solutions available, but they don't match the needs of small businesses that often have no IT expertise or resources to invest in costly solutions.
GEIGER, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 innovation project, aims to close this gap. The project is developing a "Geiger counter" for cybersecurity, an easy-to-use and affordable cybersecurity solution small businesses. GEIGER is also building an ecosystem of competent individuals and organisations that offer help, by developing a standardised learning programme for 'Cyber Security Defenders'.
The Tech.eu Summit gathered over a thousand tech enthousiasts to Brussels, Belgium, on 17 May 2022. GEIGER was present at the expo hall, introducing the solution to the visitors at its booth, and giving them a sneak peak to the alpha version of the GEIGER app. read more
The kickoff event of the Swiss GEIGER Alpha testing on 3 May 2022 gathered approximately 15 participants to discuss the GEIGER platform and the Alpha testing phase at Berufsfachschule BBB in Baden, Switzerland. read more
Information is probably the most crucial asset for any organisation, including SMEs. But what is information? Why do we need to protect it? A new 'SME Guide on Information Security Controls' by DIGITAL SME and Small Business Standards (SBS) answers these questions. read more
more newsThanks to GEIGER, Loredana knows whether she is exposed to cyber threats. If needed, she receives support from a Cyber Security Defender of her choice, to help secure her business data and ICT infrastructure.
Read more about Loredana and her experience with smishing (SMS phishing) here.