UK businesses: identifying cyber security risks 2022

A survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) between October 2021 and January 2022, revealed that 35 percent of businesses in the country used specific tools designed for security monitoring. Risk assessment covering cyber security risks was the case for 33 percent of the survey participant businesses, while 17 percent carried out a cyber security vulnerability audit.
Cyber security became a critical issue for all businesses as the protection of systems, networks, and data in cyberspace only became more important as more devices were connected to the internet. On the other hand, cyber security risks can be divided into many types, one of which is malware. Malware (malicious software) includes viruses, worms, spyware/adware, and trojans.

Which of the following have you done over the last 12 months to identify cyber security risks to your organization?

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

October 16, 2021 to January 21, 2022

Number of respondents

658 respondents

Special properties

among UK businesses

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "We carried out 35 in-depth interviews between December 2021 and January 2022, to gain further qualitative insights from some of the organizations that answered the survey. Sole traders and public-sector organizations were outside the scope of the survey. In addition, businesses with no IT capacity or online presence were deemed ineligible. These exclusions are consistent with previous years, and the survey is considered comparable across years."

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