The focus: Economic reception reveals criminal trends!

Beim Wirtschaftsempfang in Rosenheim diskutierten Experten über Cyberrisiken und IT-Sicherheit für Unternehmen im Jahr 2025.
At the economic reception in Rosenheim, experts discussed cyber risks and IT security for companies in 2025. (Symbolbild/MW)

The focus: Economic reception reveals criminal trends!

The crowd was tall at the second IHK economic reception in Kolbermoor. Entrepreneurs, politicians and representatives of the administration came to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digitization. IT security expert Tobias Schrödel gave an informative lecture in which he addressed the dangers of hackers, online fraudsters and the Darknet. He opened an insight into the dark and medium -sized companies for those present.

The importance of IT security was a central theme of the evening. The renowned scientist Gabi Dreo Rodosek from the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich called for a rethink. In her opinion, it is time for companies to take the dangers of the cyber world seriously. Peter Danil from the Federal Office for Information Technology (BSI) also recommended that they take proactive steps. He emphasized that companies should prepare for cyber attacks, because unfortunately there is no universal solution to protect the data. He presented the BSI cyber risk checks as the first step to improve IT security.

The threat situation in view

A look into the future shows that the cyber threat landscape will become even more complex and multi-layered by 2025. Forecasts warn of AI-controlled attacks and an increase in targeted ransomware attacks on digital supply chains that could not only target large companies but also smaller providers. Above all, the risks of artificial intelligence and their increased use by cybercriminals have come into focus. Attacks become more personalized, and the risk of unintentional data leaks increases enormously due to the uncontrolled use of AI. company-cyberersicherheit.de reports on threats such as deepfaces that enable manipulations on social media Quantum threats that endanger the classic security standards in the long term.

"You have to keep your eyes open, but you also do not refuse digital progress," was another point that was repeatedly initiated in the conversations. The importance of being vigilant without panicking was emphasized. And here too it is important to provide companies specific guidelines for the use of AI and to further train employees accordingly.

support for companies

In order to meet the numerous challenges, VSMA GmbH offers industry -specific cyber insurance and cyber awareness service. In addition, the “Company Cyber ​​Security” initiative has created an information portal that provides helpful tips and work aids. This is intended to sensitize entrepreneurs in Bavaria in order to better assess and ward off cyber risks.

The response to economic reception was consistently positive. Entrepreneurs see the need to deal with this topic more intensively. As already indicated in the evening, it will be crucial to speak actively in the future about the opportunities and risks of digitization and to find solutions that offer real protection.

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