Report by KnowBe4

KnowBe4: 60% of UK Orgs Report Cyberattacks Beyond Email

8 FINDINGSPublished Jun 18, 2026
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Key Findings

60% of UK cybersecurity professionals say threats are already moving beyond email

PhishingMulti-Channel AttacksUK

66% of UK cybersecurity professionals believe employees are more likely to trust messages received through internal collaboration platforms

Collaboration ToolsUser BehaviorUKPhishing

50% of UK organizations lack strong confidence in detecting threats across messaging and social platforms

Messaging PlatformsThreat DetectionUK

Only 41% of organizations regularly train employees on threats beyond email

Security TrainingAwarenessCollaboration Tools

62% of cybersecurity professionals are seeing attacks move beyond email

Multi-Channel AttacksPhishing

Cybersecurity professionals report 83% confidence in their organization's ability to stop email-based attacks, compared with 61% for Teams, 51% for social media, 50% for SMS/WhatsApp and 40% for Slack

Collaboration Tools

13% of cybersecurity professionals report their organization never trains users on Teams, Slack, or SMS threats

Security TrainingCollaboration Tools

54% of UK cybersecurity professionals consider traditional phishing emails the biggest threat to their organization

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