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Get an overview in 15 to 20 minutes.
A brief cyber location assessment for SMEs
With the web-based “VdS Quick-Check” tools, small and medium-sized companies can get an initial picture of the status of their information processing, divided into subject areas:
- VdS 10005 - Information security for small and micro businesses / craft businesses
- VdS 10000 - Information security for SMEs
- VdS 10010 - Data protection according to GDPR
- VdS 10020 - Information security in production/ICS
The questionnaires are used to determine the company's individual level of protection in various fields of action, such as organization, technology, prevention and management or processing principles.
All VdS quick checks can be carried out either in German or English. We recommend using the browsers “Firefox” or “Google Chrome” to carry out the survey.
Our Quick-Checks:
As part of the self-disclosure, VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH first collects some information about your organization (name/company name, street/house number, postal code/city, industry). This information is collected, processed and used together with your answers to the questions asked to carry out the quick check. After the quick check has been carried out, the entire data set is stored exclusively to fulfill retention obligations. For statistical evaluations, VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH only uses an anonymized part of the data set from which the information about your organization (name, company name and street/house number) has been removed.
As part of this quick check, we ask you to answer 29 questions about security-related topics in your organization. At the end of the survey, you will receive a matrix that shows the risk situation in your organization. You can then add further data about your organization and then receive a detailed PDF report with recommended measures to download.
Your answers will be automatically evaluated and as a result you will receive an initial assessment of the status of your information security. Please note that this initial assessment is based solely on your self-disclosure and cannot replace expert advice on information security.
As part of this quick check, we ask you to answer 39 questions about security-related topics in your organization. At the end of the survey, you will receive a matrix that shows the risk situation in your organization. You can then add further data about your organization and then receive a detailed PDF report with recommended measures to download.
Your answers will be automatically evaluated and as a result you will receive an initial assessment of the status of your information security. Please note that this initial assessment is based solely on your self-disclosure and cannot replace expert advice on information security.
The focus of this quick check is on the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on May 25, 2018 and legally requires uniform regulations for the processing of personal data across the EU. The evaluation of the quick check provides an initial overview of the status quo and offers an introduction to the implementation of the GDPR according to VdS 10010.
Your answers will be automatically evaluated and as a result you will receive an initial assessment of the status of your data protection according to the GDPR. Please note that this initial assessment is based solely on your self-disclosure and cannot replace expert advice on the subject of data protection.
This additional quick check supports the inventory of the IT security status of production systems in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). It complements the existing quick check for recording the general IT security status in the area of office IT in accordance with VdS 10000. Both quick checks (VdS 10000 and 10020) are therefore supplementary for a comprehensive assessment of companies that operate automation systems observe.