Bridewell stories
A recent government breach has exposed a wider gap in cyber awareness, with stolen personal data sold online for as little as GBP £5.
Complaints over data handling are mounting across UK finance and health, with the ICO seeing the sharpest rise in retail and manufacturing too.
Higher complaint volumes are adding regulatory and reputational pressure on UK firms handling sensitive customer data, especially in finance and health.
Cyber crime reports to Action Fraud have jumped 37% in five years, but analysts warn hidden enterprise losses run to hundreds of millions.
A survey reveals 72% of UK adults are unprepared to respond if their personal data is exposed on the dark web, highlighting widespread cyber awareness gaps.
Nearly half of UK energy firms report revenue loss from ransomware, Bridewell finds, with 45% suffering operational disruptions. Phishing incidents persist, averaging 14 per year.
Sixty-three percent of UK government sector businesses faced ransomware attacks last year, with phishing incidents adding to the sector's cyber security woes.
Bridewell research reveals 59% of financial services businesses have faced ransomware attacks in the past year, with legal fines and reputation damage as key repercussions.
Board-level cyber security representation in the UK is up 55% among critical national infrastructure sectors, according to Bridewell. This growth reflects the increasing threat landscape, with central government organisations seeing the most significant rise in secure governance.
Bridewell fortifies its public sector growth by acquiring Arculus Cyber Security, aiming to enhance its Critical National Infrastructure expertise.
UK cyber security firm Bridewell appoints Glenn Warwick as Head of Operational Technology to strengthen clients' OT security and drive R&D in this area.
Larger data breach sanctions are becoming the norm as the ICO issues fewer penalties, but targets cases involving children's privacy and cyberattacks.
Workday has confirmed a breach via a third-party CRM platform, exposing business contact info through social engineering but no core customer data was compromised.
Over a third of US critical infrastructure entities have illegally paid ransoms, facing grave legal and financial fallout, Bridewell study finds.
New research by Bridewell reveals over 75% of UK's key infrastructure organisations are increasingly concerned about AI-powered cybercrime.
