Suppliers More Often Targeted by Cybercriminals
According to the report, a supplier or service provider of every third domestic company has already been the target of such an attack - often with noticeable consequences for the company itself.
Concern About Suppliers as a Gateway for Attacks
"A cyberattack on just a single link in the chain can have devastating consequences for the company and trigger a domino effect," says study author Robert Lamprecht. Accordingly, there is also great concern that suppliers could become a gateway for cyberattacks: Almost half of the nearly 1,400 companies surveyed in the study fear that these do not have the same security standards as their own company.
Proportion of Successful Cyberattacks Decreased
In general, the enhanced protective measures are showing success: Now, only every seventh cyberattack is successful, compared to every sixth in the previous study from 2024. The main types of attacks, besides phishing attacks and malware (each with 81 percent), are scam calls (65 percent), followed by email fraud ("business email compromise") with 59 percent. Attacks on companies are no longer just aimed at data theft or extortion through ransomware; rather, entire business processes are intended to be manipulated.
However, there has been a significant increase in the number of attacks by state-supported cybercriminals on companies and infrastructure. Every fourth attack (28 percent) is attributed to such actors - more than twice as many as before. The uncertainty is great: 55 percent believe Austria is not well prepared to respond to serious attacks on critical infrastructure. Only 13 percent of respondents believe Austria is well prepared. Additionally, there is the "sophistication of the attacks," writes KPMG. This makes it increasingly difficult to identify the actual masterminds behind the attacks.
(APA/Red)
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