The Schwarz Group, which also includes the German discounters Lidl and Kaufland, is confronted with a sharp increase in the number of cyber attacks. Security solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) aim to provide greater security.
“Before the war in Ukraine, we as a black group had about 3,500 attacks per day. Now there are 350,000 per day, mainly from Russia,” explains CEO Gerd Chrzanowski.
In response, the Schwarz Group is developing security solutions based on artificial intelligence together with the American company ServiceNow. These solutions should also be available to other companies.
“An attack on one affects everyone”
“We compete on products such as eggs, bananas and milk, but not on cybersecurity. We have to work together here. An attack on one of us affects us all.”
“The goal is digital sovereignty”
The goal is to achieve “digital sovereignty,” especially with regard to U.S. providers. “There is data that should not be stored on servers abroad.” The group is also planning a new AI platform for European retail by 2025, which will, among other things, help reduce checkout queues.
Source: Krone
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