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Adoption of more advanced controls like two-factor authentication (47% businesses and 38% charities), a virtual private network for staff connecting remotely (36% businesses and 17% charities) and user monitoring (30% businesses and 31% charities) remain lower than other measures.

PublisherDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
ReportCyber security breaches survey 2025/2026
Published30 April 2026
TopicsUK, Security controls, 2FA, VPN, User Monitoring

Published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology in Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026 , 30 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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