UK firms have ‘alarming gaps’ in cybersecurity readiness

The vast majority of UK firms are not at the required level of readiness to be able to withstand modern cyber attacks, a new report has warned (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

The vast majority of UK firms are not at the required level of readiness to be able to withstand modern cyber attacks, a new report has warned.

Software giant Cisco’s annual Cybersecurity Readiness Index found that only 4% of UK organisations achieved its “mature” level of readiness – although this was a slight increase from the just 2% that achieved the status last year.