As of 2022, 19 percent of businesses that reported the most disruptive cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK), reported their most disruptive breach to banks, building society, or credit card companies. Another share of 13 percent reported it to the internet or network service provider.
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Statistics on Cyber crime and companies in the UK
Cyber attacks on UK companies
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- Premium Statistic Cyber attack entry points among European and U.S. companies 2021
- Premium Statistic Frequency of cyber security breaches experienced by businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Impact of cyber security breaches experienced by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of most common actions following a cyber security breach in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Recovery time taken from most disruptive cyber security breach by UK businesses 2022
- Premium Statistic Entities to which cyber security attacks are reported to by businesses in the UK 2022
The cost of cyber crime for UK companies
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- Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2022, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Cyber security expenditure of European firms 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Average cost of cyber incidents in the UK 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Average cost of cyber security breaches for UK businesses 2022
- Basic Statistic Cyber security: average direct cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2022
- Basic Statistic Cyber security: long-term cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2022
Risks and prevention
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- Premium Statistic Share of IT spend on cyber security in the U.S and Europe 2020-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic European and American firms' cyber readiness 2021
- Premium Statistic Priority of cyber security to UK firms 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of cyber security risk identification methods in businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of businesses covering formal cyber security risk policies in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Most common features of cyber security policies of businesses in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of businesses with cyber security incident management process in the UK 2019
- Premium Statistic Reliance on AI in response to cyber attacks 2019, by country
Consumer perspective
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- Premium Statistic Consumer understanding of personal data use by companies in the UK, 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons for low levels of trust in handling of personal data by companies UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Measures that would increase trust in UK companies handling personal data 2021
- Basic Statistic Trust in organizations storing and using personal information in the UK 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Most important rights regarding personal data held by companies in the UK in 2021
Spotlight: the UK's cyber security sector
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- Premium Statistic Estimated gross value added (GVA) of the cyber security sector in the UK 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Estimated revenue of the cyber security sector in the UK 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Employment in the cyber security sector in the UK in 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of cyber security firms in the UK, by company size 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of registered cyber security firms in the UK in 2021, by type of service
Further related statistics
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- Proportion of businesses that have experienced cyber security breaches in the UK 2019
- Average time spent dealing with cyber security breaches by businesses in the UK 2019
- Average cost of most disruptive cyber security breach for UK businesses 2016
- Time to identify the most disruptive breaches by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2019
- Share of cyber security breaches businesses experienced in the UK 2019, by type
- Cyber security: average recover cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2020
- Recovery time after most disruptive cyber security breach by UK micro businesses 2016
- Share of businesses with unknown cyber security breach factors in the UK 2019
- U.S. consumer business cyber risk program challenges 2017
- U.S. consumer business cyber security budget share 2017
- Projected funding sources for U.S. telehealth programs in 2019 and 2022
- Cyber security investments in energy & water in Finland 2016, by level of investment
- Cyber security investment levels in public administration and defense in Finland 2016
- Top cyber security talent difficulties worldwide as of 2018
- IT protection among companies in the consultancy sector in the Netherlands 2017
- Opinion on regional security framework Lebanon 2020, by unifying principles
- Opinion on benefits of regional security framework MENA 2020
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Statistics
- Proportion of businesses that have experienced cyber security breaches in the UK 2019
- Average time spent dealing with cyber security breaches by businesses in the UK 2019
- Average cost of most disruptive cyber security breach for UK businesses 2016
- Time to identify the most disruptive breaches by United Kingdom (UK) businesses 2019
- Share of cyber security breaches businesses experienced in the UK 2019, by type
- Cyber security: average recover cost of most disruptive breach for UK businesses 2020
- Recovery time after most disruptive cyber security breach by UK micro businesses 2016
- Share of businesses with unknown cyber security breach factors in the UK 2019
- U.S. consumer business cyber risk program challenges 2017
- U.S. consumer business cyber security budget share 2017
- Projected funding sources for U.S. telehealth programs in 2019 and 2022
- Cyber security investments in energy & water in Finland 2016, by level of investment
- Cyber security investment levels in public administration and defense in Finland 2016
- Top cyber security talent difficulties worldwide as of 2018
- IT protection among companies in the consultancy sector in the Netherlands 2017
- Opinion on regional security framework Lebanon 2020, by unifying principles
- Opinion on benefits of regional security framework MENA 2020
GOV.UK. (March 30, 2022). Who was your most disruptive breach or attack reported to? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586850/share-of-entities-cyber-security-attacks-are-reported-to-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Who was your most disruptive breach or attack reported to?." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586850/share-of-entities-cyber-security-attacks-are-reported-to-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2022). Who was your most disruptive breach or attack reported to?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586850/share-of-entities-cyber-security-attacks-are-reported-to-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Who Was Your Most Disruptive Breach or Attack Reported To?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586850/share-of-entities-cyber-security-attacks-are-reported-to-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Who was your most disruptive breach or attack reported to? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586850/share-of-entities-cyber-security-attacks-are-reported-to-by-businesses-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Who was your most disruptive breach or attack reported to? [Graph], GOV.UK, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/586850/share-of-entities-cyber-security-attacks-are-reported-to-by-businesses-in-the-uk/