A new Bitkom survey released Monday shows that most Germans feel badly prepared for hybrid attacks. Only 15 % of respondents say their household is ready for such threats, and just 2 % consider it very well prepared. An additional 13 % view their readiness as somewhat good, 27 % feel only moderately prepared, and a majority-55 %-report that they are not prepared at all. While 26 % intend to adopt protective measures, 29 % say they do not plan to do so.
A strong sense of looming danger also emerges. Eighty‑two percent expect a serious crisis in Germany caused by hybrid attacks. Sixty‑four percent perceive a growing threat in light of tensions between Russia and NATO, and nearly half (49 %) anticipate a military confrontation between the two powers within the next five years.
The survey further reveals that 64 % of Germans feel inadequately informed about hybrid‑attack threats. Their greatest fears concern disruptions to critical services: 77 % worry about attacks crippling the energy supply, 69 % about failures at banks and insurance companies, 60 % about hospitals and doctors, 58 % about water supply, and 54 % about food supply. Less than half – 47 % – fear outages in telecommunications and IT, 41 % are concerned about public administration, and 35 % about transport and traffic. The least prominent worries are waste disposal (27 %) and media and culture (22 %).
Bitkom Research carried out the phone survey with 1,263 people aged 16 and older across Germany, covering the period from the 51st week of 2025 to the second week of 2026.
