Allianz Risk Barometer: Cyber attacks top risk 2024
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches and IT failures are the biggest risk for companies worldwide this year. The closely linked business interruptions follow in second place. For the current Allianz Risk Barometer, more than 3.000 risk experts from 92 countries were surveyed about their top company risks. Among the German participants in the study, cyber attacks and business interruptions also take first place (1: 2023) and second place (2: 2). Unlike worldwide, however, changes to laws and regulations - such as tariffs, sanctions or protectionist efforts - rank third (2023: 1). It is striking that in…