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Increasing Risk of Espionage for Austrian IT Companies
Austrian companies are increasingly being targeted by foreign intelligence services. According to a recent study by the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) in the Ministry of the Interior, which was carried out in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Austrian Industries, almost one in ten companies stated that they had already been the victim of espionage. The IT sector is particularly affected. Experts also assume that the number of unreported cases is high.
Austria's Ministry of the Interior warns companies of being espionage victims, with Russia and China being the main players. / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Alexander Tuma
The study, conducted in the first quarter of 2024, surveyed 510 companies. Nine percent of respondents stated that they had been the target of espionage - three percent were certain of this, while six percent only suspected it. DSN considers these results to be plausible, as foreign intelligence services are often careful not to leave any traces.
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