Reduction in reported cybersecurity breaches and attacks

THE number of businesses reporting a cybersecurity breach or attack in the last 12 months has fallen slightly compared with the previous year, according to government figures.

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‘The annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that 43% of businesses and 30% of charities had experienced a breach or attack in the last year, which for businesses was down from 50% last year.

‘The report said the decrease was down to fewer small businesses reporting attacks, but warned that the prevalence of breaches among medium and large _businesses remained high.