Nearly 70% of UK Firms Hit by a Cyber-Attack in 2018

Over two-thirds of UK firms have fallen victim to a cyber-attack over the past year, with many claiming they don’t get enough guidance from the government on how to combat threats, according to RedSeal. The security vendor polled over 500 UK IT professionals from mainly SMBs to better understand their cyber-resilience levels. Some 68% claimed to have suffered at least one attack over the past 12 months, with 67% of these saying it had resulted in financial loss, over a third (37%) in customer attrition, and over a fifth (43%) in damage to their corporate reputation. Nearly a third (31%) said the government doesn’t provide enough support on cybersecurity, despite the best efforts of the National Cyber Security Centre, which was set up two years ago with that mission in mind.