Vision: Smart Prevention

I think we have incredibly big tasks. We are digitalising ourselves more and more, we are networking. The digital world is advancing rapidly. We have products today that we didn’t even see ten years ago. We have other business models. Our working world is changing, our private life is changing. And prevention must also change accordingly. That means my vision is that in the end we must help people: That we have to help people, I believe that is good prevention work, to make a conscious risk decision. “What risks am I consciously willing to take? What risks do I not want to take?” This serves the purpose that we no longer have, for example, “I am thinking about installing a security program”. Usually they do not have any security programs on the smartphone, even if it is Android based. Instead, they should automatically say “Security is part of it, cyber hygiene is part of it, just like locking up when I leave the house is part of my normal life”. This is what the prevention work is all about, that we point out the risks, that we point them out to the right target group. And then, of course, support them with appropriate measures, because one thing is at stake: it is not about spreading fear and concern, but about being able to move safely and confidently in the digital world. And that is a great opportunity that we have. That is what they are doing with a large number of new measures, I am thinking of gamification, I am always thinking of how we are going to successfully implement new media, for example in the context of a cyber primer, for older people as well.

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