IT security projects with assessment, baseline protection and clear documentation.

For companies that want to put digital security into practice and measurably improve their security maturity.

Location Overath and Dortmund (NRW)

The security assessment makes risks to availability, integrity and confidentiality visible and translates them into technical hardening, documented processes and trained employees.

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Funding available

Baseline IT protection

Assessment, people and technology in one project

Project objective

Measurably improve security maturity

An assessment exposes existing IT risks and derives concrete actions: protection against malware, ransomware, unauthorized access and business interruption.

Clarify protection needs

Realistically assess infrastructure, access, data, dependencies and recovery capabilities.

Implement safeguards

Implement firewall, anti-ransomware, patch management, backup and processes in a traceable way.

Funding framework

Aligned with Digital Security

The funding framework focuses on practical security measures: micro-enterprises and SMEs can apply for grants covering assessment, baseline protection, training and documented implementation. The measurable improvement of digital security maturity remains central.

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50%

funding rate

EUR 15,000

maximum grant

SMEs in NRW

target group

3

combinable focus areas

Focus A

Current-state assessment

  • Map IT infrastructure, network architecture and system separation
  • Evaluate remote access, user privileges and critical services
  • Review backup, restore and recovery processes
  • Document protection needs and prioritized risks

Focus B

The human factor

  • Build awareness around credentials, email and phishing
  • Recognize common attack patterns in daily operations
  • Embed internal security policies in an accessible way
  • Practice the right response to security incidents

Focus C

Baseline IT protection

  • Configure firewall solutions and licenses
  • Introduce antivirus and anti-ransomware protection
  • Structure patch management and system hardening
  • Secure backup and recovery with measurable controls

Technical implementation

Firewall / network segmentation
92%
Patch management
88%
Backup & restore
95%
Anti-ransomware protection
90%

Organization

Security policies
90%
Incident process
86%
Employee training
93%
Documentation
91%
Process

From security assessment to resilient operations

The project follows a lean but traceable sequence: understand first, secure next, then embed people and processes.

01

Current-state review

Record systems, access paths, safeguards, backups and critical processes.
02

Security concept

Structure vulnerabilities, protection needs, priorities and suitable actions.
03

Implementation

Introduce firewall, anti-ransomware, patch management, backup, hardening and documentation.
04

Integration

Train employees, clarify responsibilities and establish incident recovery plans.
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