Over a Third of Cyberattacks Result in Job Losses

Databarracks' Data Health Check 2024 press release reports that over half of organisations experienced cyber threats in the past 12 months, with larger businesses more likely to be impacted; 37% of surveyed UK IT, resilience and cyber security professionals indicated cyber-attacks resulted in job losses. The release highlights cyber incidents as the leading cause of downtime and data loss, stresses the personal and organisational impacts, and urges improved staff training and communication as key defenses.