77 percent of IT experts in Germany estimate that the general threat to Internet security is growing. This is a key finding of the eco IT Security Survey 2021. eco has been publishing this study annually since 2010, and surveyed 175 experts from the IT industry for this purpose this year.

With the NIS Directive and the EU Cybersecurity Act, the European Union has set the framework for the regulation of IT security. After an expedited evaluation, the EU announced the prospect of a new regulation. The Commission's draft, which is now on the table, is intended to replace the previous directive.

More than 90 percent of IT experts in Germany estimate that the general threat to Internet security is growing. 42 percent describe the development as growing strongly. Only one in ten (9 percent) speaks of a constant threat. These are the findings of the eco IT Security Survey 2020. eco – Association of the Internet...