The German economy suffers annual damage of around 203 billion euros from theft of IT equipment and data, espionage and sabotage. This is slightly lower than the record year of 2021 with 223 billion euros. However, virtually every company in Germany is a victim: 84 percent of companies were affected last year, with a further 9 percent expecting to be affected. At the same time, attacks from Russia and China have recently skyrocketed. 

These are the findings of a representative study by the digital association Bitkom, for which more than 1,000 companies across all industries were surveyed.

Simran Mann presents the most important findings of the study, shows you what you should pay particular attention to when protecting your IT structures and data, and is ...