Almost % of UK organisations do not feel that they have access to the in - house skill set necessary to deal with current cyber threats , according to research from Databarracks ’ 2016 Data Health survey . Two - thirds of those surveyed had been affected by a cyber threat in the past 12 months , but only 53 % of those asked felt that they had enough cyber - security skills in - house to deal with the issue . With the rise in cyber threats and the increase in sophistication of attackers , a third of respondents are reviewing policies and policy changes following an attack , as opposed to the lower 29 % in 2014 .
Almost half of UK organisations do not feel that they have access to the in-house skill set necessary to deal with current cyber threats, according to research from Databarracks’ 2016 Data Health Check. Two-thirds of those surveyed had been affected by a cyber threat in the past 12 months, but only 53% of those asked felt that they had enough cyber-security skills in-house to deal with the issue. With the rise in cyber threats and the increase in sophistication of attackers, a third of respondents are reviewing policies and making changes following an attack, as opposed to the lower 29% in 2014.