A new survey has revealed that 89% of UK companies polled view themselves as vulnerable to a cyber attack. A total of 23% of these said they were ‘very or extremely’ vulnerable. Data protection company, Vormetric ’s survey also reveals that 23% of UK organisations have suffered a data breach, with 89% suffering an attack in the next year . Businesses planning to invest in security in the past year run the risk of doing so in the wrong areas. Endpoint defences are popular, although Vormetric argues that these have proven to be largely ineffective against attacks on data.
A new survey has revealed that 89% of UK companies polled view themselves as vulnerable to a cyber attack. A total of 23% of these said they were ‘very or extremely’ vulnerable. Data protection company, Vormetric’s survey also reveals that 46% of UK organisations have suffered a data breach, with 19% suffering an attack in the past year. Businesses planning to invest in security in the next year run the risk of doing so in the wrong areas. Endpoint defences are popular, although Vormetric argues that these have proven to be largely ineffective against attacks on data.