Research has revealed that UK businesses are looking to the Government for greater support to safeguard them from the ongoing threat of cybercrime.

According to RedSeal, nearly three-quarters (68%) of IT bosses polled for the survey said that their business had suffered at least one attack in the past 12 months, while almost a third (31%) said that the Government didn’t offer enough support or guidance on best cybersecurity practices.  

Other statistics included 19% of businesses polled admitting to not having a plan in place to deal with a cyberattack, along with 65% of IT teams  suggesting that senior management needed to take more notice to cybersecurity in 2019.

“We commissioned this research to explore how prepared businesses are to continue operating during an attack,” said Ray Rothrock, CEO of RedSeal.  “The number of high profile breaches has meant that 2018 has become the year where businesses are left wondering what more they can do to protect themselves, how to remain resilient, to keep operating and minimise customer damage.

“Our research highlights the fact that that senior IT bosses want the UK government direct more attention, money and resource to supporting their businesses in the face of cyberattacks.”

The research follows recent revelations from the National Cyber Security Centre which found that only 30% of UK businesses have a board member with responsibility for cybersecurity and only 10% require their suppliers to adhere to any cyber standards.