There are many providers of video conferencing and online meetings - b.r.m. has been offering a video conferencing solution that meets the highest data protection standards for several months now. In this blog post, you can find out why video conferencing tools are important and how the various providers differ.

The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed our everyday lives in a short space of time. Professional and business life in particular had to react quickly to new regulations and requirements. Meetings and conferences could no longer be held on site and people had to work together from home. However, such crises must not paralyze everyday working life. That is why it is important to implement a secure and stable collaboration solution in the company. In addition to traditional coordination meetings, documents also need to be exchanged or processed in parallel. 

It is undisputed that a classic telephone call does not have the same effect in the long term. You have to be able to see the other person. So we need the opportunity to exchange ideas without direct contact and location restrictions - but with data protection and additional functions that make our work easier: the conference solution.

The major providers of such digital conferencing solutions are Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Skype for Business and Google Meet (formerly Google Hangout). Only Zoom and Skype for Business can be hosted on their own server - in other words, only here can a particularly high level of data protection be guaranteed. In addition to the option of hosting it yourself, Zoom also offers an extremely intuitive user interface. The costs and installation effort for Zoom are kept within limits. 

Of course, the other providers (Microsoft Teams, Google Meet) also have some (supposed) advantages, but data protection cannot be guaranteed here. Although the data is encrypted in transit (via the internet), it is decrypted on the server of the respective provider. The service provider therefore has complete control over this personal data - trust is an absolute prerequisite here. 

The big difference to the b.r.m. conference solution is the data storage. With us, the data is not decrypted on the server of the respective (American) provider, but is sent from the Internet with 265-bit AES encryption to the b.r.m. data center and are only decrypted there. This corresponds to "real" data protection without any problems of mistrust. In addition, Zoom is the first provider to work on "extended" end-2-end encryption so that data is not passed on to Facebook, for example. 

In summary, the b.r.m. Zoom video conferencing solution offers the ideal basic requirements for your company. The best user interface on the market is paired with the highest data protection promises (hosting on our own server in Bremen). An extensive range of functions, e.g. the option to exchange documents, makes day-to-day work easier. A manageable set-up and support effort as well as fair prices round off the offer. 

Please contact us for further information. 

As part of our review, we would like to look back at various major developments in IT in 2021. This blog post is about the Log4j/Log4Shell security vulnerability. 

Log4j/Log4Shell stands for a security vulnerability in the Java library that was discovered at the end of 2021. This vulnerability has received particular attention due to various warnings from public authorities. For example, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) classified Log4j as an "extremely critical threat situation". This classification corresponds to the highest of the four possible levels for cyber security warnings. In addition, this Java library is used in a particularly large number of applications and the vulnerability can be exploited relatively easily.

As with all IT vulnerabilities, fixing the problem involves quickly and thoroughly identifying the error and installing the appropriate updates (which are intended to close the gap). This process has taken a long time due to the increasing complexity of digital applications.

After a few days, the problem was solved in most cases, but the concern and risk remains that in the meantime hackers have installed another backdoor through which the system could later be attacked. In such a case, the attack could no longer be linked to the Log4j/Log4Shell issue.

Today's world is digital and the future will be even more digital and technological. IT experts are therefore important and in demand. IT and digital technologies are the industry of the future. b.r.m. business resource management from Bremen offers training in IT.

When looking for a suitable apprenticeship, in addition to the question of a correspondingly high salary, there is no getting around the question of how future-proof that professional field is. For technology enthusiasts and IT, both questions can be answered very quickly and easily. Jobs in IT are more in demand than ever and are therefore extremely well paid - even before the pandemic. In the future, however, technical professions will become even more important. IT experts are the engineers and machines of the modern age - (almost) nothing works without them.

The statement that professions in IT will be in demand and needed in the long term is not just an assertion, but is repeatedly confirmed by experts and the media. Headhunters are on the lookout for good employees every day - and more and more of these are IT professions. However, these IT jobs are no less demanding - cloud applications and smart data analysis are now playing a prominent role. Cyber security is also becoming more important, as more and more digital offerings also increase the "digital risk". 

Both in technical professions and in other sectors, the fact that there are fewer and fewer skilled workers makes things even more difficult. IT experts do not always need to have studied for certain jobs. This makes it all the more important to offer appropriate training positions. b.r.m. business resource management from Bremen has been an expert in IT systems for decades, from efficient data centers to GDPR-compliant digital applications. Shortly after it was founded, b.r.m. began focusing on sustainability in IT. In the field of green IT (i.e. resource-saving data centers), b.r.m. is an absolute pioneer and has already received several national awards for this. 

We have summarized the four most promising IT professions below:

• The IT auditor

The task of this rather unknown working title is to monitor IT systems. An IT auditor checks the relevant infrastructures and systems in order to quickly identify weaknesses or implement optimizations. 

• The cyber security expert

Cyber security experts are responsible for the security of the constantly growing number of digital IT systems. In an emergency, they are the person who initiates countermeasures in the event of a (digital) attack.

• The software developer

Due to the ever-increasing number of possible applications for digital systems, the corresponding software must also be developed and programmed time and time again. Software developers enable us to make the benefits of digitalization tangible and usable.

• The network administrator

The need for IT experts is also demonstrated by the fact that there are (and must be) several equally important positions for the management of IT systems. The network administrator is an absolute expert in the administration of the various IT systems. They are responsible for ensuring that everyone involved can use the relevant applications without any problems.

Are you interested in training in IT? Then take a look at our job vacancies and become part of the IT experts from Bremen. We look forward to receiving your application.