News & Insights

Events  |  15 June 2021

At the German Economic Council’s Day of Innovations, the head of the BSI, Arne Schönbohm, spoke with Myra CEO Paul Kaffsack about cybersecurity as a driver of innovation for Germany. Where do we stand and what do we need for global success?

Security Insights  |  7 June 2021

These days, bank robbers are no longer armed with a handgun nor wear a hood – a laptop and just a bit of criminal energy are often all that’s needed.

Security Insights  |  25 May 2021

In the healthcare sector, digital solutions are increasingly being used in administration, diagnostics, and treatment. Security and data protection are given top priority in order to promote social acceptance of e-health.

Security Insights  |  17 May 2021

In light of advancing digitalization, cyber risks are becoming an even greater focus for BaFin. The supervisory authority is paying particular attention to the outsourcing of IT services.

Events  |  22 February 2021

At secIT by Heise, experts from Myra Security will be showing both the dangers posed by bad bots and how companies can make profitable use of automatic access to their web resources.

Threat Landscape  |  3 February 2021

Cybercriminals are increasingly employing reflection attacks using massive volumes of bandwidth to bring the Internet services of companies to their knees. These powerful DDoS attacks are designed to exact high ransoms – and those who fail to pay up come under fire.

Myra News  |  19 January 2021

Corona vaccination campaigns have begun in many places. Protecting the digital processes created for this is crucial for success.

Security Insights  |  22 December 2020

Myra Security looks back at the year’s most defining IT security trends and dares to look ahead to the challenges and digital threats IT decision-makers will be facing in the coming year.

Threat Landscape  |  26 November 2020

Criminals seek to harm their victims by publishing their private data. Those who do not take adequate steps to protect their digital identity will quickly become victims themselves.

Security Insights  |  20 November 2020

While external attacks account for the majority of the damage, internal incidents are the most common cause of cyber damage—but with a lower financial impact.

Myra News  |  3 November 2020

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Threat Landscape  |  2 November 2020

The U.S. Cyber Command has temporarily disrupted the botnet allegedly controlled by Russian cyber criminals to prevent it from impacting the U.S. presidential election.

Threat Landscape  |  9 October 2020

A ransomware attack brought down key systems at the University Hospital of Düsseldorf. Due to limited operations, there were major restrictions in patient care – with tragic consequences.

Myra News  |  17 September 2020

The Myra Security-as-a-Service platform is conceived as a comprehensive protection concept for securing digital business processes. The individual solutions interact seamlessly to ensure robust IT security, performance, and certified compliance.

Myra News  |  2 September 2020

Sascha Schumann and Paul Kaffsack, the founders of technology producer Myra Security, were nominated as finalists for the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020”. The EY is one of the most prestigious entrepreneur awards in the world.

Threat Landscape  |  2 September 2020

Cybercriminals are blackmailing German companies into paying large ransoms using the name of the Fancy Bear hacker gang. Those failing to heed the attackers’ demands face the prospect of critical DDoS attacks.

Myra News  |  17 August 2020

The Myra Security-as-a-Service platform is designed as a comprehensive protection concept for securing digital business processes. The individual solutions blend seamlessly together to ensure consistent IT security, performance, and certified compliance. Web Application Security provides reliable protection for online services against malicious manipulation and harmful traffic.

Myra News  |  27 July 2020

The Myra Security-as-a-Service platform is designed as a comprehensive protection concept for securing digital business processes. The individual solutions blend seamlessly together to ensure consistent IT security, performance, and certified compliance. The Myra Multi Site Load Balancer ensures optimum load balancing and reliability.

Threat Landscape  |  16 July 2020

Attackers have successfully hijacked countless celebrity and corporate accounts on Twitter and used them for fraudulent spam messages. The blame for this was not a security hole in the Twitter systems, but a successful attack via social engineering on an employee of the service. You can find out what the attack was about here:

Security Insights  |  15 July 2020

International studies show that patients are increasingly demanding digital treatment methods such as telemedicine, health apps or AI-supported diagnosis programs. However, IT security, data protection and compliance are the basis for successful digitization in the healthcare sector.

Threat Landscape  |  8 July 2020

Cybercrime continues to gain momentum with increasing digitalisation and causes billions of dollars in damage to the economy, state and society. You can find out more about the multi-layered threat from the Internet here:

Security Insights  |  25 June 2020

The topic of cloud computing is more important for German companies than ever before. Over three-quarters of all companies relied on computing power from the cloud last year - and the trend is still rising.

Security Insights  |  14 May 2020

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is committed to protecting IT systems in public authorities, companies and private households. You can find out how this is done in detail here.

Myra News  |  5 May 2020

New seal of approval for Myra Security: Trusted Cloud distinguishes trustworthy cloud services and thus gives users guidance in selecting secure and legally compliant technologies.

Myra News  |  22 January 2020

Our office building will be expanded by another 500 sqm to create capacity for over 30 additional employees. The space will be integrated into the existing space and will thus also receive comprehensive security and infrastructure.

Myra News  |  18 December 2019

We meet all requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). We thus prove that credit card transactions run securely over the Myra Security infrastructure.