This statistic displays the share of certain rules or controls that businesses have implemented with regards to cyber security in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024. Among all business respondents, 83 percent have implemented up-to-date malware protection. On the other hand, only 35 percent of businesses implemented separate Wi-Fi networks for staff and visitors. One of the most common rules among charities was restricting IT admin and access rights to specific users, with 65 percent of charity respondents having implemented the rule.
Cyber security became a critical issue for all businesses as the protection of systems, networks and data cyberspace is only becoming more important with more security incidents occurring worldwide. Thus, many UK businesses implemented different cyber security rules such as up-to-date malware protection, as in protection from viruses, worms, spyware/adware and trojans.
Which of the following rules or controls, if any, do you have in place?
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DSIT, & GOV.UK. (April 9, 2024). Which of the following rules or controls, if any, do you have in place? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586660/implemented-cyber-security-rules-or-controls-by-uk-businesses/
DSIT, und GOV.UK. "Which of the following rules or controls, if any, do you have in place?." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586660/implemented-cyber-security-rules-or-controls-by-uk-businesses/
DSIT, GOV.UK. (2024). Which of the following rules or controls, if any, do you have in place?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586660/implemented-cyber-security-rules-or-controls-by-uk-businesses/
DSIT, and GOV.UK. "Which of The following Rules or Controls, If Any, Do You Have in Place?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586660/implemented-cyber-security-rules-or-controls-by-uk-businesses/
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