WELT Security Summit 2025:
Security as a Shared Task for the Future

At the 2025 WELT Security Summit, prominent figures in politics, business, and academia discussed security policy challenges posed by an increasingly hybrid threat environment. A key focus was how Germany and Europe can strengthen their industrial and societal resilience.

David Petrikat, the Chief Strategy and Communications Officer at AMDT, emphasized the growing importance of cyber resilience in the industrial sector. He emphasized that attacks on industrial infrastructures pose a risk to society as a whole and have direct implications for economic stability and supply chain security.

During the panel discussion, participants frequently referenced findings from Bitkom’s "Economic Security 2024" study. According to the report, cybercrime causes approximately €250 billion in damages in Germany every year - a figure that underscores the urgent need for action. The German government has set a goal of significantly reducing this burden. Panelists agreed that this will only be achievable if industrial cyber defense capabilities undergo structural modernization.

One central theme of the discussion was the need to make production environments more transparent and resilient. This requires an up-to-date, comprehensive understanding of all systems, machines, and dependencies in use. Additionally, organizations must be able to store critical data centrally and redundantly. Only then can production processes be quickly restored in an emergency. 

The summit’s overarching security assessment emphasized that the government, industry, and society must contribute to building resilience systematically. This will require investment, clear priorities, and an understanding that security is an ongoing collective responsibility.