UK’s Cyber Crime Down in 2024: Better ‘Cyber Hygiene Among Small Businesses

A UK government survey reports stable overall cyber crime rates among businesses and charities, with phishing remaining the dominant threat (comprising the vast majority of 8.58 million incidents) and ransomware incidents doubling from 0.5% to 1% of businesses year-over-year. Small businesses show improved cyber hygiene and fewer phishing reports, while larger organizations continue to face higher incident rates; concurrently, fewer boards now include cyber specialists, requiring technical teams to justify cyber budgets to non-specialist leadership.