UK
We've curated 247 cybersecurity statistics about the UK to help you understand how data breaches and cyber threats are shaping the landscape of digital security practices in 2025.
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36% on average (over a third) of all security incidents reported by IT leaders are email-driven.
Nearly half (49%) of UK IT leaders report being hit by an email-related security incident in the past 12 months alone.
52% of all organisational communication in the UK flows through the inbox.
75% of UK IT leaders in the tech sector faced inbox breaches.
87% of UK IT leaders in the finance sector report exposure to email-related incidents.
85% of UK IT leaders in the legal sector report exposure to email-related incidents.
56% of Government bodies in the UK reported a breach in the past year alone.
89% of UK IT leaders agreed that well-managed email signatures directly contribute to professionalism and client confidence.
53% of UK IT leaders in the tech sector say they've adopted AI detection.
92% of Government bodies in the UK reported an email-related breach.
39% of respondents of UK IT leaders cited difficulty of balancing security with ease of use as their bigest email security challenge.
42% of respondents of UK IT leaders cited external threats (such as phishing, spoofing, and spam) as their bigest email security challenge.
38% of respondents of UK IT leaders cited ensuring strong encryption as their bigest email security challenge.
43% of UK IT leaders cite managing external threats (such as phishing and spoofing) as their top security challenge.
In the UK, 37% of respondents believe hardware security keys and device-bound passkeys are the most secure authentication methods, up from 17% in 2024 (a 20-point increase).
87% of UK IT leaders expect email to remain Britain’s primary business channel for at least the next five years.
81% of UK IT leaders view one-to-one email as a critical communications channel, on par with IM and collaboration tools.
45% of UK IT leaders said stronger security and encryption standards is a trend that will have the biggest impact by 2030.
41% of UK IT leaders said that tighter integration with real-time collaboration tools is a trend that will have the biggest impact by 2030.
41% of UK IT leaders said that AI-driven automation is a trend that will have the biggest impact by 2030.