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.
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. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology in May 2026. It covers topics including UK, Security controls, 2FA, VPN, User Monitoring. The original data appears in Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026 . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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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. This data was published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology and covers UK, Security controls, 2FA, VPN, User Monitoring.
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This statistic comes from Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026 , published by Department for Science, Innovation & Technology on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026#summary.
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This statistic relates to UK, Security controls, 2FA, VPN, User Monitoring. Browse more statistics on UK or from Department for Science, Innovation & Technology.