UK cyber-crime rate has doubled in the past five years
The number of UK businesses that have suffered cyber-attacks has doubled in the past five years, according to a new report.
Hastings-based Beaming’s Five Years in Cyber Security found that 1.5 million organisations fell victim to cyber-crime in 2019. This equates to 25% of all UK businesses. This compares to 13% in 2015.
Phishing and malware were the most common tools for cyber-crime. The report suggested that the larger the organisation, the more likely they were to fall victim.