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Impact of cyber security breaches experienced by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
Have the breaches or attacks experienced in the last 12 months impacted your organisation in any of the following ways, or not?
by S. O'Dea,
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Jul 4, 2018
This statistic displays the share of businesses that have had certain outcomes after experiencing a cyber security breach or attack in the last twelve months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Among all respondents, 36 percent of breaches experienced in the last 12 months resulted to new measures needed for future attacks.
There were many different outcomes as well as many different types of 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.
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by S. O'Dea,
last edited
Jul 4, 2018
This statistic displays the share of businesses that have had certain outcomes after experiencing a cyber security breach or attack in the last twelve months in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Among all respondents, 36 percent of breaches experienced in the last 12 months resulted to new measures needed for future attacks.
There were many different outcomes as well as many different types of 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.
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- April 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- October 9, 2017 to December 14, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 778 respondents
- Special properties
- Respondents are UK businesses that identified a breach or attack in the last 12 months
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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- April 2018
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- October 9, 2017 to December 14, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 778 respondents
- Special properties
- Respondents are UK businesses that identified a breach or attack in the last 12 months
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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- Distribution of security breach incident identifiers in businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2015Distribution of security breach incident identifiers in UK businesses 2014-2015
- Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks?Frequency of cyber security breaches experience by businesses in the UK 2018
- Approximately how often in the last 12 months did you experience cyber security breaches or attacks?Frequency of cyber security breaches experience by large businesses in the UK 2017
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- Average investment of United Kingdom (UK) business in cyber security in 2018, by sector grouping (in GBP)Average investment in cyber security by businesses in the UK 2018, by sector
- In the last 12 months, which of the following things, if any, have you done to formally evaluate the effectiveness of your spending on cyber security?Share of cyber security spending evaluation methods by businesses in the UK 2017
- Share of businesses that changed their cyber security investments as a consequence of a security breach in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015Share of businesses that changed cyber security investments due to attacks UK 2015
- Average cost of all cyber security breaches for businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2018 (in GBP) Average cost of cyber security breaches for United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
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- Share of United Kingdom (UK) business where staff have had cyber security training in 2018, by sectorShare of businesses conducting cyber security training in the UK 2018, by sector
- Which of the following aspects, if any, were covered in any of the cyber security training, seminars or conferences attended over the last 12 months?Cyber security training areas of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Share of companies that implement security certification or data audit to prevent loss of data in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015Share of UK companies that implemented data security certifications 2010-2015
- Processes, implementation and management
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- Share of companies that implement security intelligence solutions to prevent loss of data in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2015Share of UK companies that use security intelligence solutions 2010-2015
- Distribution of steps taken after the worst security breach of large organisations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015UK companies: distribution of steps taken after worst security breach of the year
- What type of security incidents do organisations plan for; and how effective are these contingency plans?UK companies: security breach contingency plans and their effectiveness 2015
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- Distribution of information used to evaluate security threats in UK companies in 2014 and 2015UK companies: share of information used to evaluate security threats 2014-2015
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- Policies
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- Share of businesses with cyber security risks documented in business continuity plans, internal audits or risk register in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by business sizeShare of businesses documenting and auditing cyber security risks in the UK 2018
- Which of the following, if any, are covered within your cyber security-related policies?Most common features of cyber security policies of businesses in the UK 2018
- Which of the following, if any, are covered within your cyber security-related policies?Most common features of cyber security policies of large businesses in the UK 2017
- Which of the following rules or controls, if any, do you have in place?Share of implemented cyber security rules or controls by businesses in the UK 2018
- Which of the following rules or controls, if any, do you have in place?Share of implemented cyber security rules or controls by large businesses UK 2017
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- Proportion of businesses that have experienced cyber security breaches in the UK 2018
- Share of cyber security breaches businesses experienced in the UK 2018, by type
- Distribution of serious security incidents in UK companies 2015
- Distribution of the origin of a business security breach in UK companies 2015
- Factors in security breaches in UK businesses 2014-2015
- Distribution of security breach incident identifiers in UK businesses 2014-2015
- Frequency of cyber security breaches experience by businesses in the UK 2018
- Frequency of cyber security breaches experience by large businesses in the UK 2017
- Average number of cyber security breaches in United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
- Impact of cyber security breaches experienced by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
- Recovery time taken from most disruptive cyber security breach by UK businesses 2018
- Recovery time after most disruptive cyber security breach by UK micro businesses 2016
- Average time spent dealing with cyber security breaches by businesses in the UK 2018
- UK companies: main drivers for information security expenditure 2015
- Average investment in cyber security by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018, by size
- Average investment in cyber security by businesses in the UK 2018, by sector
- Share of cyber security spending evaluation methods by businesses in the UK 2017
- Share of businesses that changed cyber security investments due to attacks UK 2015
- Average cost of cyber security breaches for United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
- Average cost of most disruptive cyber security breach for UK businesses 2016
- Share of businesses that sought assistance on cyber security in the UK 2018, by size
- ISO 27001 awareness by United Kingdom (UK) businesses in 2017, by size
- Updates on cyber security for United Kingdom (UK) business senior management 2018
- Share of businesses conducting cyber security training in the UK 2018, by size
- Share of businesses conducting cyber security training in the UK 2018, by sector
- Cyber security training areas of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Share of UK companies that implemented data security certifications 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use endpoint security solutions 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use identity and data access management 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use security intelligence solutions 2010-2015
- UK companies: distribution of steps taken after worst security breach of the year
- UK companies: security breach contingency plans and their effectiveness 2015
- UK businesses: steps taken to ensure external provider's security in the UK 2015
- UK companies: share of information used to evaluate security threats 2014-2015
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- Priority of cyber security by senior business managers United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Share of businesses covering formal cyber security risk policies in the UK 2018
- Share of businesses documenting and auditing cyber security risks in the UK 2018
- Most common features of cyber security policies of businesses in the UK 2018
- Most common features of cyber security policies of large businesses in the UK 2017
- Share of implemented cyber security rules or controls by businesses in the UK 2018
- Share of implemented cyber security rules or controls by large businesses UK 2017
- Proportion of businesses undertaking the 10 Steps of cyber security in the UK 2018
- Share of most common actions following a cyber security breach in the UK 2018
- Share of entities cyber security attacks are reported to by businesses in the UK 2018
- Cyber security: average direct cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2018
- Cyber security: average recover cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2018
- Cyber security: long-term cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2018
- Time to identify the most disruptive breaches by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2018
- Share of businesses with unknown cyber security breach factors in the UK 2018
- Share of businesses with unknown cyber security breach source in the UK 2018, by size
- Canada: influence of high profile security breaches 2014
- Canada: influence of high profile security breaches 2014, by industry
- Ranking of worst cyber security breaches at companies in Belgium 2015
- Type of cyber security incidents detected by firms in Singapore 2016
- Cyber security: concerns about threats in Canada 2014
- Ranking of risk reduction strategies for mobile devices at companies in Belgium 2015
- Ranking of security standards for suppliers at companies in Belgium 2015
- Share of encountered information security incidents in businesses in Norway 2018
- Top 20 malicious mobile programs third quarter 2015
- Main internet security incidents in Spain 2018
- Quarterly turnover of photography sector in Saudi Arabia 2018
- Czech Republic: information sector employment figures 2008-2015
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