30% of German IT & security professionals believe that Mobile Device Management (MDM) does not fully protect their managed devices

Germany's Bundesagentur für Arbeit saw 181% growth in passkey authentications.

40% of German employees reported that they have worked on AI-based applications that their employers did not approve

28% of cybersecurity professionals in Germany reported that their organizations are fully prepared to handle AI-enhanced attacks in 2025.

In 2025, Germany experienced 102 ransomware incidents, representing 2.2% of all attacks.

4.89% of global ransomware victims (organizations and individuals) in Q3 2025 were from Germany.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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