Cyber risks constitute a tangible threat to the corporate balance sheets and the future economic development of the digital medium-sized companies are: two-thirds (66 %) of the digital company say they need in the event of a cyber incident interrupting the ongoing operation. A lengthy stoppage would mean for 66 % of company sales declines. Almost three-quarters (73 %) of the surveyed digital company would in the case of a hacker attack or data loss suffer from loss of reputation and more than half (55 %) expects for this case in order to lose customers.
And the danger is real: Every fourth digital companies (25 %) already had to cope with at least one cyber damage in the past. 72 % of these losses were caused by hacking, 36 % were secondary technical failures and 14 % due to the loss of mobile devices or theft of hardware.
Rapid development calls for quick solutions
Robert Dietrich, General Representative of Hiscox, says: "The Digital Economy is developing at a breathtaking pace, revealing the foundations for the future of the global economy. The problem of an existential threat to the Digital Industry by cyber threats urgently demands a solution: Who can such help the digital economy? To answer this question, we jointly investigated by Forsa, such as digital entrants already protect themselves, where their IT security has gaps and by whom the economy hopes help. "
