The recent case of Volkswagen clearly shows how dependent companies are on a functioning IT infrastructure. But it would be far more problematic if communications were disrupted on a much larger scale. That is why the German Federal Ministry of the Interior plans to significantly tighten the regulations for mobile networks, with the support of the German Foreign Office. Only the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport has reservations – debates are in full swing behind the scenes. Nothing less than the implementation of the de-risking approach is at stake – and telecommunications companies are just the start of the debate.