![]() A majority of businesses and charities have a broad range of these measures in place. The most common cyber threats are relatively unsophisticated, so government guidance advises businesses and charities to protect themselves using a set of “cyber hygiene” measures. Qualitative evidence suggests that cyber security has dropped down the priority lists for these smaller organisations, relative to wider economic concerns like inflation and uncertainty. The proportion of micro businesses saying cyber security is a high priority has decreased from 80% in 2022 to 68% this year. For charities, it was approximately £530. For medium and large businesses, this was approximately £4,960. The drop is driven by smaller organisations – the results for medium and large businesses, and high-income charities, remain at similar levels to last year.Īmong those identifying any breaches or attacks, we estimate that the single most disruptive breach from the last 12 months cost each business, of any size, an average of approximately £1,100. This is a decrease from 39% of businesses and 30% of charities in 2022. This is much higher for medium businesses (59%), large businesses (69%) and high-income charities with £500,000 or more in annual income (56%). This may reflect that senior managers in smaller organisations view cyber security as less of a priority in the current economic climate than in previous years, so are undertaking less monitoring and logging of breaches or attacks.ģ2% of businesses and 24% of charities overall recall any breaches or attacks from the last 12 months. However, smaller organisations are identifying them less than last year. It also considers the different cyber attacks and cyber crimes these organisations face, as well as how these organisations are impacted and respond.įor this latest release, the quantitative survey was carried out in winter 2022/23 and the qualitative element in early 2023.Ġ20 7215 1000 Summary Identification of cyber security breaches and attacksĬyber security breaches and attacks remain a common threat. The study explores the policies, processes and approach to cyber security for businesses, charities, and educational institutions. It is primarily used to inform government policy on cyber security, making the UK cyberspace a secure place to do business. ![]() The Cyber Security Breaches Survey is a research study for UK cyber resilience, aligning with the National Cyber Strategy. ![]()
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