Official Statistics

Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020

A survey detailing business and charity action on cyber security, and the costs and impacts of cyber breaches and attacks.

Documents

Business trends infographic

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Charity trends infographic

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Micro & small business trends infographic

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Medium & large business trends infographic

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Cyber Security breaches Survey 2020: Pre-release list

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Details

The Government has surveyed UK businesses and charities to find out 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 year’s report also surveyed the education sector for the first time, and analysis of this is published on an experimental basis as an annex to the main report.

Released

25 March 2020

Period covered

Respondents were asked about their approach to cyber security and any breaches or attacks over the 12 months before the interview. Main survey interviews took place between October and December 2019. Qualitative follow up interviews took place in January and February 2020.

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.

The survey was carried out by Ipsos MORI.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), 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 information

The responsible analyst for this release is Emma Johns. For any queries please contact 07990 602870 or cyber.survey@culture.gov.uk.

The responsible statistician for this release is Rishi Vaidya. For any queries relating to official statistics please contact 020 7211 2320 or evidence@culture.gov.uk.

Published 25 March 2020
Last updated 26 March 2020 + show all updates
  1. We have added four infographic summaries of the results, covering businesses and charities.

  2. First published.