UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/2026 Released

Severity: Low (Score: 18.6)

Sources: www.ncsc.gov.uk, assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, Gov.Uk

Summary

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/2026 provides insights into the cyber resilience of UK businesses, charities, and educational institutions. Conducted between August and December 2025, the survey aims to inform government policy on cyber security. It explores the approaches these organizations take towards cyber security and the types of breaches they experience. The survey methodology remains consistent with previous years, with minor updates to the questionnaire. Notably, the naming convention for reference periods has changed to a dual-year format to reduce confusion about the timing of the findings. The survey's findings are crucial for understanding the landscape of cyber threats faced by various sectors in the UK. The results will guide future government initiatives to enhance cyber security across the nation. Key Points: • The survey covers UK businesses, charities, and educational institutions' cyber security approaches. • Fieldwork for the survey was conducted between August and December 2025. • The naming convention for the survey has changed to a dual-year format to clarify reporting periods.

Key Entities

• Phishing (attack_type)
• England (country)
• Northern Ireland (country)
• Scotland (country)
• Wales (country)
• dsit.gov.uk (domain)
• Education (company)