UK businesses seeing an increase in cyber threats over the last year.

Around half of businesses have experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last year

Research from Cloudflare shows that 70% of UK business leaders expect a cybersecurity incident in the next year, yet only 35% feel prepared for one. The survey of more than 4,000 business and technology leaders across Europe, and 430 in the UK, found the majority (80%) of UK business leaders said the number of cyber incidents has increased in the last 12 months.

Despite the threat, business leaders are optimistic about the increasing influence of cybersecurity, with 44% seeing cybersecurity as a catalyst to modernise the workplace and to enable better cyber risk understanding by the board.

Written by

Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK

Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.

He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.

Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.