World password day, credential theft affects 67% of Italian companies

In 2025, 67% of Italian companies suffered a credential compromise. The victims of these cyber attacks aim to solve the problem by also developing new systems. 44% also aim to use artificial intelligence to defend themselves against future threats. This is what emerged from the study by the company Genetec on the occasion of 'World Password Day'. Although Italia has a lower overall increase in incidents than the European average, the nature of the threats appears much more worrying.

According to Genetec's report, only 17% of Italian companies claim to have experienced an increase in physical or IT security incidents by 2025. A figure that clashes with the 33% recorded in the rest of Europe. Yet, the study also reveals the various problems that plague our companies.

For example, credential tampering affected 66, 67% of the companies that suffered attacks, compared to only 25% in Europe. This is followed by DDoS attacks detected by 55% of Italian companies affected. Again, the European figure is lower, at 30%. Phishing and smishing, techniques used by cybercriminals to steal data, remain a threat for just over half of the sample analysed.

According to the study, Italia stands out for having long since embarked on a path towards artificial intelligence. In fact, for over 72% of security professionals, the main motivation for replacing so-called 'obsolete' systems is integration with new technologies, a figure higher than the average for the rest of Europe (53%).

Solutions based on Machine Learning, Ia and Llm are already a reality or a target for the Italia market. Last year, in fact, 14% of companies developed these technologies.