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As of January 2023, about 20 percent of organizations in the United Kingdom reported experiencing a data breach accident once a month. A further 29 percent said they had encountered a data breach event less than once a month in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, 11 percent said they had experienced a data breach incident once a week.
Frequency of data breach incidents among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2023
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Overview
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Segment: Cyber security professionals
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- Premium Statistic Number of cybersecurity professionals worldwide 2023, by country
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of cyber security firms in the UK, by company size 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of registered cyber security firms in the UK in 2022, by type of service
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Consumption
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- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: Leading cyber security products and services for businesses 2021
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Breaches and incidents
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- Premium Statistic UK frequency of data breaches experienced by businesses 2023
- Premium Statistic Impact of data breaches in UK firms 2023
- Premium Statistic Most common actions following a cybersecurity breach in the UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Recovery time taken from most disruptive cyber security breach by UK businesses 2023
- Premium Statistic Average cost of the most disruptive cyber security attack for UK businesses 2023
- Premium Statistic Average cost of cyber incidents in the UK 2021, by industry
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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
- Cyber security talent compensation strategies in organizations worldwide 2018
- Cyber security professionals attrition rate in organizations worldwide 2018
- Top factors encouraging voluntary attrition factors in organizations worldwide 2018
- Top industries as a source for cyber security talent in organizations worldwide 2018
- Key retention measures for cyber security professionals worldwide 2018
- Effectiveness of company actions against cybersecurity threats in France 2019
- Success rates of cyber-security programs among organizations in Singapore 2021
- Annual totals of security exports by the UK from 2012-2014
- Opinion on US influence on regional security dynamics MENA 2020, by country
- Opinion on regional security framework Syria 2020, by unifying principles
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- Share of cyber security breaches businesses experienced in the UK 2019, by type
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- Key retention measures for cyber security professionals worldwide 2018
- Effectiveness of company actions against cybersecurity threats in France 2019
- Success rates of cyber-security programs among organizations in Singapore 2021
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GOV.UK. (April 19, 2023). Frequency of data breach incidents among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586725/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Frequency of data breach incidents among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2023." Chart. April 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586725/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Frequency of data breach incidents among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586725/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Frequency of Data Breach Incidents among Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586725/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-businesses-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Frequency of data breach incidents among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586725/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-businesses-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Frequency of data breach incidents among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2023 [Graph], GOV.UK, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/586725/frequency-of-cyber-security-breaches-experience-by-businesses-in-the-uk/