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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57% of UK organisations recovered from backups when hit by ransomware.
79% of U.K. IT and security decision-makers say growing U.S. cybersecurity instability has made them more cautious with U.S.-based vendors.
17% of UK organisations hit by ransomware in the past year paid the ransom. This figure is down from 27% in 2024 and 44% in 2023.
24% of UK organisations have a formal policy never to pay a ransom. This figure is double the figure from 2023
98% of organisations in the UK and Ireland are considering cloud moves
46% of organisations in the UK and Ireland cite management failing to prioritise cloud migration as a key barrier.
Only one-third (33%) of cloud projects in the UK and Ireland deliver on every goal.
MSP (Managed Service Provider) involvement in cloud projects has risen to 40% in the UK and Ireland. This is a jump from 30% year-on-year.
54% of IT leaders in the UK and Ireland lack complete visibility into their cloud spend, which makes it impossible to measure return on investment (ROI).
Hybrid cloud adoption has jumped to 68% in the UK and Ireland, an increase from 58% in 2022.
82% of organisations in the UK and Ireland say cloud modernisation efforts have contributed to a more agile culture.
71% of organisations in the UK and Ireland report that outdated on-prem technology is actively holding them back.
Among those still relying heavily on legacy systems in the UK and Ireland, 70% believe migrating to the cloud could reduce costs.
72% of UK organisations believe AI will strengthen security in the years ahead
In real-world situations within the private sector, if a ransom payment ban were to take hold, 15% of UK business leaders said they would be neither likely nor unlikely to comply with such a ban.
Almost all UK respondents (98%) stated that cyber readiness and recovery will be a top spending priority.
99% of UK business leaders support limiting ransom payments for private organisations.
For the third year running, cyber is identified as the leading cause of downtime and data loss in the UK.
Three-quarters (or 75%) of UK organisations have conducted security reviews in response to threats in the last 12 months.
75% of UK business leaders who believe ransomware payments should be banned admit they would still pay a ransom if it were the only way to save their organisation, even if a ban was extended to the private sector and civil or criminal penalties applied.