Politically motivated attacks by hackers
The nature of cyberattacks is changing. In the past it was mostly about blackmail, today it's also about destruction. The fact that political tensions are spreading into the digital space has a direct and noticeable impact on German companies. You have to ensure that you are cyber-resilient, because cyber defense at the national level in Germany has so far been quite patchy. The days when cyberattacks were primarily aimed at financial gain are over. Already at the beginning of the Ukraine war, Russian hacker groups intensified their attacks on German companies. As the Israel-Palestine conflict flares up, politically motivated attacks have continued to rise and...
