Cyber Security in the UK

• 01

  95 percent of cybersecurity breaches are caused by human error.

• 02

  There were over 400,000 reports of fraud and cybercrime in the UK last year.

• 03

  In 2021 UK Businesses lost more than £736 million through business cyber crime.

• 04

  Four in ten businesses (39%) and a quarter of charities (26%) report having experienced cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months.

• 05

  In 2021 there were, on average, 270 attacks (unauthorized access of data, applications, services, networks or devices) per company over the year, an increase of 31% compared with 2020.

• 06

  Only 14% of small businesses consider their cyber attack and risk mitigation ability as highly effective.