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Cyber security breaches survey: 2026/2027

An annual survey about the experience and impacts of cyber breaches and attacks on organisations.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Published:
4 October 2016
Last updated:
13 August 2026
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  1. Updated the lead organisations list to include DCMS.

  2. Details updated to explain the fieldwork for the 2026/2027 survey, which will begin in August 2026.

  3. Details updated to explain the fieldwork for the 2026 survey, which will begin in August 2025.

  4. Updated with Ipsos privacy notice for businesses and the privacy notice for charities and educational institutions.

  5. Added details and privacy notices for the 2025 survey.

  6. Details updated to explain the fieldwork for the 2024 survey, which will begin in September 2023.

  7. Details updated to explain the fieldwork for the 2023 survey, which will begin in September 2022.

  8. Updated to include details on the new survey for 2022. The fieldwork for the 2022 survey will begin in October 2021.

  9. Updated to include details on the new survey for 2021. The fieldwork for the 2021 survey will begin in October 2020.

  10. This page has been updated to include details on the 2020 CSBS survey. The fieldwork for the 2020 survey will begin in October 2019.

  11. We have uploaded a Privacy Notice.

  12. Updated to include details on the 2019 survey. The fieldwork for the 2019 survey will begin in October 2019.

  13. This has been updated with the latest dates of the 2018 survey.

  14. First published.

Documents

Cyber security breaches survey: guidance

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DCMS privacy notice: cyber security breaches survey 2026/2027

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Ipsos privacy notice: cyber security breaches survey (businesses)

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Ipsos privacy notice: cyber security breaches survey (charities and education institutions)

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Details

The government is conducting a survey of UK businesses, educational institutions and charities. The survey aims to find out how you approach cyber security and to learn more about the cyber security issues you face. The research will inform government policy on cyber security and how the government works with organisations to protect and promote the UK online.

The survey will be conducted by Ipsos Ltd. (Ipsos) on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office (HO). This research was previously commissioned by the former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). In July 2026, the parts of DSIT responsible for cyber security policy moved to DCMS.

How Ipsos will carry out the survey

Ipsos has been commission to carry out the fieldwork from August to December 2026, by telephone. Ipsos will call inviting you to take part, or you may receive an email letting you know Ipsos has called and inviting you to reply.

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