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Average number of cyber security breaches in United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
Average number of cyber security breaches in businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Jul 4, 2018
This statistic displays the average number of breaches in businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. In micro or small businesses, an average of 886 breaches occurred in the last 12 months, whereas medium businesses had an average of 47 security breaches.
A cyber security breach is anything relating to an unauthorized access of data, applications, services, networks. With each passing year, more and more businesses were experiencing cyber security breaches or attacks.
Concerning the size of businesses, micro businesses had two to nine employees, small businesses had 10 to 49 employees, medium businesses had 50 to 249 employees and large businesses had 250 employees or more.
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by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Jul 4, 2018
This statistic displays the average number of breaches in businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. In micro or small businesses, an average of 886 breaches occurred in the last 12 months, whereas medium businesses had an average of 47 security breaches.
A cyber security breach is anything relating to an unauthorized access of data, applications, services, networks. With each passing year, more and more businesses were experiencing cyber security breaches or attacks.
Concerning the size of businesses, micro businesses had two to nine employees, small businesses had 10 to 49 employees, medium businesses had 50 to 249 employees and large businesses had 250 employees or more.
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- April 2018
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- October 9, 2017 to December 14, 2017
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- Respondents are UK business that identified any breaches in the last 12 months*
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- *The source adds the following information: "Data from micro and small firms have been merged to make the analysis more statistically robust"
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- October 9, 2017 to December 14, 2017
- Special properties
- Respondents are UK business that identified any breaches in the last 12 months*
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- *The source adds the following information: "Data from micro and small firms have been merged to make the analysis more statistically robust"
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