This statistic displays the share of businesses that were aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by size of business. A total of 13 percent of all UK respondents were aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme, of which ten percent were aware among micro firms.
Cyber essentials was a government-backed, industry supported scheme to help organizations improve their cyber security.
As a result of this survey, the cyber security initiatives and standards were still not widely known in the United Kingdom. Initiatives and standards such as the Government's 10 steps guidance and the ISO 27001.
Share of United Kingdom (UK) businesses' that are aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme in 2020, by size of business
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Ipsos MORI. (March 26, 2020). Share of United Kingdom (UK) businesses' that are aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme in 2020, by size of business [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586565/cyber-essentials-scheme-awareness-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI. "Share of United Kingdom (UK) businesses' that are aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme in 2020, by size of business." Chart. March 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586565/cyber-essentials-scheme-awareness-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI. (2020). Share of United Kingdom (UK) businesses' that are aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme in 2020, by size of business. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586565/cyber-essentials-scheme-awareness-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI. "Share of United Kingdom (Uk) Businesses' That Are Aware of The Cyber Essentials Scheme in 2020, by Size of Business." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586565/cyber-essentials-scheme-awareness-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI, Share of United Kingdom (UK) businesses' that are aware of the Cyber Essentials scheme in 2020, by size of business Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586565/cyber-essentials-scheme-awareness-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/ (last visited June 28, 2022)