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Guide to the AI ​​Regulation
20 November 2024
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Bitkom publishes an online tool and guide on the use of AI in companies. Two thirds of companies need help implementing the AI ​​Act. Am I allowed to offer a specific AI application or use it in my company? And if so, what requirements do I have to meet? Legal uncertainties are an obstacle to the use of AI for 40 percent of companies in Germany. And even 68 percent of those companies that already use AI in practice see its use hampered by legal uncertainties. Help with the AI ​​Act More than two thirds (69 percent) say they need help…

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Bring your own AI
19 November 2024
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Private AI access is used in one in three companies. On the other hand, only one in seven companies has rules on the use and handling of private AI tools. The AI ​​chatbot as a secret colleague? In around one in three companies (34 percent) in Germany, employees use generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT & Co. with their private account outside of the company IT. 4 percent of companies state that this is widespread (2023: 1 percent), in 13 percent it is isolated cases (2023: 7 percent) and 17 percent of companies do not know for sure at all, go...

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Germany spends over 10 billion euros on cybersecurity
13 November 2024
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In view of the increasing threat of cyber attacks, Germany is investing more in IT security. In the current year, the corresponding expenditure is increasing by 13,8 percent to 11,2 billion euros, exceeding the 10 billion euro mark for the first time. This means that the German IT security market is growing particularly strongly in international comparison. The global market is growing by 12,1 percent to 222,6 billion euros. This was announced by the digital association Bitkom on the basis of data from the market research institute IDC at the IT security trade fair it-sa Expo&Congress in Nuremberg. "A successful cyber attack can threaten the existence of a company, so every company should protect itself and increase its IT security. But public...

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KRITIS umbrella law passed
12 November 2024
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The Federal Cabinet has passed the KRITIS umbrella law. It is intended to improve the protection of critical infrastructures in the areas of energy, transport or healthcare, for example, and to implement the European Critical Entities Resilience Directive, which came into force in January 2023. The KRITIS umbrella law defines critical facilities and sets minimum standards and reporting obligations. Bitkom President Dr. Ralf Wintergerst explains: "Bitkom welcomes the fact that the KRITIS umbrella law is finally coming after months of delays. Germany must better protect its critical infrastructures, and the KRITIS umbrella law sets the course for this. The number of attacks on German companies has recently increased again...

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The effort for data protection is increasing
27 October 2024
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The effort for data protection is increasing

German companies must make even greater efforts to implement data protection. In around two thirds (63 percent), the effort required for data protection has increased in the past year, in 36 percent it has remained the same - and nowhere has it decreased. 9 out of 10 companies (94 percent) describe the current data protection effort as high. At the same time, in around two thirds (63 percent) of companies in Germany, innovative projects have failed or not even been started in the past twelve months due to data protection requirements. 70 percent warn that data protection is hindering digitization in Germany,...

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Cyber ​​insurance: When is it worth it?
July 4, 2024
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Companies are increasingly the target of cyber attacks and this can be expensive. Bitkom has now published a guide to cyber insurance for companies. It is about preventing attacks and the right insurance. Ransomware, which encrypts data and paralyzes production, digital theft of business data or deepfake attacks to obtain a money transfer - cyber attacks threaten practically all companies. Last year, 8 out of 10 (80 percent) were victims of data theft, espionage and sabotage, and cyber attacks alone caused 148 billion euros in damage to the economy. And 52...

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Companies spend 10 billion euros on cybersecurity
March 3, 2024
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Germany is arming itself against cyber attacks and is investing more than ever in IT and cyber security. In the current year, spending is expected to increase by 13,1 percent and, at around 10,5 billion euros, will exceed the 10 billion euro mark for the first time. The digital association Bitkom reports this based on data from the market research institute IDC. This means that the IT security market in this country is growing faster than in the rest of Europe (plus 12,3 percent to 46,0 billion euros) and in the rest of the world (plus 11,4 percent to 164,8 billion euros). “Cyberattacks are currently one of the biggest threats…

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National IT Situation Center
17. February 2024
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Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser recently opened the new National IT Situation Center of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in Bonn. Bitkom President Dr. Ralf Wintergerst: “Cyber ​​attacks are currently one of the biggest threats to our economy and society: Last year, the German economy suffered 206 billion euros in damage through theft of IT equipment and data as well as digital and analogue industrial espionage and sabotage. We welcome the fact that the BSI is improving the conditions for preventing and combating cyber crime with the new National IT Situation Center. So that companies and authorities can protect themselves accordingly,...

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IT specialists: 149.000 positions unfilled in Germany
22 January 2024
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IT specialists: 149.000 positions unfilled in Germany

According to the Bitkom survey, positions for IT specialists remain unfilled on average for over seven months. 77% of those surveyed expect the situation to continue to worsen. 50% of companies hope to be supported by AI. The shortage of IT specialists continues to worsen. There are currently 149.000 unfilled positions for IT experts in German companies. That's another 12.000 more than a year ago, when there were 137.000 job vacancies. These are the results of the new Bitkom study on the job market for IT specialists, for which 853 companies from all sectors were surveyed. Only during…

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Cyber ​​Resilience Act
18 December 2023
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In the trilogue negotiations on the Cyber ​​Resilience Act, the EU Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an agreement. Susanne Dehmel, member of the Bitkom management, explains: “The Cyber ​​Resilience Act is unique in the world and a milestone on the way to strengthening cybersecurity in Europe. With uniform standards for products with digital elements, such as security by design, it can create significantly more security for consumers. Companies benefit, among other things, from standardizing reporting deadlines for vulnerabilities. New act - new obligations However, it comes...

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