51% of British businesses consider data sovereignty to be "crucial" as part of their data management strategies.

UK organisations are significantly increasing their cybersecurity budgets, with an average predicted rise of 31% in the next 12 months. This is more than double the 15% that Gartner had forecast.

41% of surveyed IT decision-makers said data sovereignty is something they need to comply with.

97% of UK senior security decisions makers say they either employ or plan to employ external support to help their business become compliant with DORA.

36% of businesses said that data sovereignty involves data access, handling, and storage.

77% of IT decision-makers say that data sovereignty is more important than it was three years ago.

84% of UK senior security decision makers felt that their organisation had made more than enough budget available to become compliant with DORA.

20% of UK senior security decision makers expect to miss the DORA deadline by at least four months.

92% of UK senior security decision makers say they were feeling either very positive or somewhat positive about their organisation’s preparedness ahead of the DORA deadline.

71% of UK organisations feel their current cybersecurity budgets are adequate for ensuring cyber safety.

18% of UK organisations believe their cybersecurity budgets are nearly sufficient.

78% of UK senior security decision makers say they currently employ external support.

24% of UK security professionals cite a lack of skills/knowledge as a barrier to DORA compliance.