93% of large UK organisations had a security breach last year
A new survey commissioned by the UK Government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has revealed the scale of cyber attacks on UK companies.
The 2013 Information Security Breaches Survey, which collected data from 1,402 respondents, presented results for large organisations (in excess of 250 employees) and small firms (less than 50 members of staff).
One of the key findings of the report was the level of attacks sustained by businesses - with breaches reaching record levels. The survey discovered that 93% of large organisations experienced a security breach last year, a figure that is broadly in line with 2012 reports. Smaller businesses, however, saw a marked increase in the number of attacks levied against them. Some 87% of smaller firms reported experiencing a data breach last year, which is up significantly from 76% the previous year.
