Average cost of the most disruptive cyber security attack for UK businesses 2024
Cyberattacks are potentially ruinous events for business owners. As of 2024, the average cost the most disruptive cyber security breach in the previous 12 months in the United Kingdom was 1,205 British pounds across all businesses, however, this figure becomes greater as the size of a business increases. The cost of a cyber attack is not only financial, with companies having to spend time on recovering from the attacks.
Methods of attack
Would-be cyber attackers have a large range of tools at their disposal, with which to get around a business’s digital defenses. Fraudulent emails or being directed to fraudulent websites was by far the most common method used during 2019, with 80 percent of security breaches coming in that form.
Preventing future attacks
Investing in new security technology is a key focus for European and American businesses. Most forms, of all sizes are committed to increasing their spending on cyber security.
