Cyber Study 2024: protective measures are often neglected

Cybersecurity 11:00

The Cyber Study 2024 shows: Cybercrime is a serious threat for Swiss SMEs, IT service providers and private individuals - but many are hardly taking any protective measures.

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The representative Cyber Study 2024 shows that many Swiss SMEs, IT service providers and private individuals see cybercrime as a serious threat, but only a few actively take protective measures. Around 5% of the population and 4% of SMEs and IT service providers have been affected by cyberattacks in the last three years.

Particularly worrying: 40% of affected companies have neither an emergency plan nor a business continuity strategy. The study calls for awareness-raising and increased security measures in order to strengthen digital resilience in Switzerland in the long term.

Authors:

Marc K. Peter, Katja Dörlemann, Kristof Hertig, Andreas W. Kaelin, Karin Mändli Lerch, Patric Vifian, Nicole Wettstein

Research partners:

Die Mobiliar, digitalswitzerland, FHNW School of Business, Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW, Allianz Digitale Sicherheit Schweiz ADSS and YouGov