Databarracks
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Cyber is the leading cause of both IT downtime and data loss for the fourth consecutive year.
30% of organisations cite cyber incidents as their biggest cause of IT downtime over the last 12 months, ahead of hardware failure at 19%.
43% of large organisations reported losing data as a result of a cyber attack.
57% of UK organisations recovered from backups when hit by ransomware.
17% of UK organisations hit by ransomware in the past year paid the ransom. This figure is down from 27% in 2024 and 44% in 2023.
39% of organisations cite integrating IT and business resilience as their leading resilience priority, just ahead of updating continuity plans (38%) and improving backup processes (38%).
Only 18% of organisations that suffered a ransomware attack paid the ransom, while 59% recovered from backups.
76% of organisations believe they are more resilient than they were 12 months ago.
AI-driven attacks have more than doubled in frequency in the last 12 months, affecting 25% of organisations and are seen as the biggest resilience challenge over the next five years.
65% of organisations think a serious cyber attack could threaten their survival.
24% of UK organisations have a formal policy never to pay a ransom. This figure is double the figure from 2023
UK organisations are now more than three times more likely to recover from backups than pay the ransom.
Three-quarters (or 75%) of UK organisations have conducted security reviews in response to threats in the last 12 months.
For the third year running, cyber is identified as the leading cause of downtime and data loss in the UK.
72% of UK organisations believe AI will strengthen security in the years ahead
9 in 10 UK organisations tested elements of their recovery capabilities in the last 12 months, which is a significant increase from previous years.
Just 17% of UK organisations paid the ransom following a ransomware attack.
71% of UK organisations experienced a cyber attack in the past year.