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According to the Bitkom survey, IT attacks are part of everyday life for many companies: Three out of four are the target of IT attacks or data theft or sabotage to an under-damaging degree. Almost half (45%) are attacked regularly - i.e. at least once a month. Almost one in ten companies (9%) are even attacked daily. The larger the company, the more frequently it is attacked. The majority of attacks are fended off by companies with firewalls or virus scanners. On the other hand, according to Bitkom, many attacks remain undetected. Sophisticatedly programmed malware is no longer detected by normal virus scanners. According to the digital association, the basic protection integrated into common operating systems is inadequate.