23% of respondents in Germany had AI tools provided by their IT team.

Enhancing threat visibility is a security convergence goal for 31% of German organizations.

23% of respondents in Germany received explicit encouragement to use AI in the workplace.

Exposing vulnerabilities is a top security convergence goal for 40% of German organizations.

Optimizing cloud security is a top security convergence goal for 39% of German organizations.

65% of workers in Germany are very confident using AI tools.

14% of respondents in Germany were likely to have an AI mandate from leadership.

Scam victimization in Germany rose from 28% to 32%.

22% of Germans would rather give up planning travel than risk identity theft.

42% of IT leaders based in Germany cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.

In Germany, 81,000+ internet-connected healthcare devices and systems are exposed, endangering patient data.

In Germany, 81,000+ internet-connected healthcare devices and systems are exposed, endangering patient data.

Germany rose to second most targeted country by ransomware in Q2 2025, climbing two spots from fourth in Q1 2025.

In Germany, 64% of IT/security professionals highlighted the importance of reducing their cyberattack surface by disabling unnecessary tools or applications.

In Germany, 48.4% of surveyed IT/security professionals reported being pressured to keep a breach confidential, even when they believed it should be reported to authorities.

Germany reported the highest difficulty with tool complexity at 41%.

In Germany, 51% of respondents stated the cybersecurity skills gap within their organization has worsened over the past 12 months.

Germany experienced 3 times more DDoS attacks year-on-year.

84% of Germany's Greenfield facilities have achieved Modern Factory Maturity.

19 countries named cybersecurity as their top risk, including France, Germany, India, and the US.