Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018: Preparations for the new Data Protection Act
A survey detailing business and charity action on cyber security and the costs and impacts of cyber breaches and attacks.
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The Government has surveyed UK businesses and charities to find out how they approach cyber security and help them learn more about the cyber security issues faced by industry. The research informs Government policy on cyber security and how Government works with industry to make Britain one of the most secure places to do business online.
This specific release is being in published in advance of the full report of the 2018 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, to provide insight into how aware and prepared businesses and charities are for the General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR), the foundation of the new Data Protection Act which is due to be introduced in May 2018.
Released
24 January 2018
Period covered
The findings are taken from survey telephone interviews, which took place between October and December 2017.
Geographic coverage
UK
Further Information
The survey is part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Programme.
Cyber security guidance and information for businesses, including details of free training and support, can be found on the National Cyber Security Centre website and GOV.UK at: www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance and www.gov.uk.
The survey was carried out by Ipsos MORI and its partner, the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS) at the University of Portsmouth.
The UK Statistics Authority
This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.
Pre-release access
The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.
Contact
The responsible statistician for this release is Rishi Vaidya. For any queries please contact 020 7211 2320 or evidence@culture.gov.uk.