88% of UK businesses breached during the last 12 months

From helpnetsecurity.com

uk breaches increasing

Key survey research findings:

  • 88% of UK organizations reported suffering a breach in the last 12 months
  • The average number of breaches per organization over the past year was 3.67
  • 87% of organizations have seen an increase in attack volumes
  • 89% of organizations say attacks have become more sophisticated
  • 93% of organizations plan to increase spending on cyber defence

Compared with the previous report, published in September, the average number of breaches has increased from 3.48 to 3.67. More than 5% of organizations have seen an increase in attack volumes.

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