The city of Linz announced on Saturday in a press release that visitors to the stalls at the main square, at the Volksgarten and the market in front of the New Cathedral would be protected by "technical security measures". The Vienna police said that the extensive security measures would be "intensified at a high level". The Ministry of the Interior expressed similar sentiments.

The police will be present in increased numbers at the markets, as announced by the acting deputy mayor of Linz, Dietmar Prammer (SPÖ), and the city councillor for security, Michael Raml (FPÖ). As a spokeswoman for the Upper Austrian police told the APA, the Advent markets throughout the federal state will now also be patrolled more intensively by the officers.

In the federal state of Salzburg, the police generally referred to the "security concept" that exists in advance for all events. A spokeswoman pointed out to the APA the "increased terror alert level" that already exists for Austria, therefore the templates would also be adapted accordingly.