Report by Databarracks

Data Health Check 2026

8 FINDINGSPublished Jun 24, 2026
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Key Findings

Cyber is the leading cause of both IT downtime and data loss for the fourth consecutive year.

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CybersecurityData LossIT DowntimeCyber Incidents

30% of organisations cite cyber incidents as their biggest cause of IT downtime over the last 12 months, ahead of hardware failure at 19%.

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IT DowntimeHardware FailureCybersecurityCyber Incidents

43% of large organisations reported losing data as a result of a cyber attack.

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Data LossCybersecurityLarge EnterprisesCyber Incidents

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%).

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Business ResilienceIT ResilienceBackup ProcessesContinuity

Only 18% of organisations that suffered a ransomware attack paid the ransom, while 59% recovered from backups.

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RansomwareData RecoveryBackupsRansomRansomware Recovery

76% of organisations believe they are more resilient than they were 12 months ago.

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Business ResilienceOrganizational Confidence

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.

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AI AttacksCybersecurityBusiness Resilience

65% of organisations think a serious cyber attack could threaten their survival.

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CybersecurityBusiness Risk