Bottom line: Companies confuse compliance success and investments in security tools with genuine resilience against AI-enabled cyberattacks, while their structural protection capabilities lag significantly behind their confidence levels.
79 percent of German companies believe they are well protected against cyberattacks, yet structural deficiencies and AI-enabled threats reveal a dangerous confidence paradox. The Federal Cyber Crime Threat Assessment 2025 shows: 87 percent of German companies have already been targets of data theft, espionage, or sabotage.
The figures on cyber threats are drastic. In 2025, over 1,000 ransomware attacks were registered with an upward trend. The annual damage from cybercrime has reached 202 billion euros. Despite this reality, many boardrooms are dominated by a sense of control: investments in security tools have been made, strategies developed, processes established. 76 percent of companies also believe they can withstand an AI-driven threat.
The central problem lies in confusing readiness with resilience. While defenders are still implementing AI-enabled security solutions, attackers are already using AI as a weapon. 54 percent of companies admit they lack the required budget for comprehensive AI security solutions. 55 percent lack the expertise to deploy these technologies effectively. At the same time, AI is expanding the attack surface: modern ecosystems of cloud infrastructures and third-party integrations continuously create new entry points. Security teams must prioritize an average of 960 alerts daily – many of them without sufficient context for rapid decisions.
Another misconception is measuring readiness by compliance success. Having passed audits and met regulatory requirements does not mean that the underlying infrastructure is actually defensible. 66 percent of IT decision-makers report two or more security breaches, while half of them admit they do not fully understand their own ecosystem.
Source: www.it-daily.net · Published June 8, 2026
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