Security study by Bitkom51 billion euros in damage due to cyber attacks
In the last two years, every second company in the German industry has been the target of cyber attacks - according to Bitkom, the damage amounts to 51 billion euros per year. Who are the victims and who are the perpetrators? How badly is the mechanical and plant engineering sector affected?
The digital association advocates that companies prepare themselves for the worst-case scenario or have a so-called emergency management system in place. This regulates written procedures and immediate measures for situations in which, for example, sensitive company data is leaked, important websites such as stores or online services are unavailable or production is impaired due to digital attacks. According to Bitkom, only every second company currently has such an emergency management system in place. Larger companies are only slightly better equipped than smaller ones.