This statistic displays the share of certain rules or controls that businesses have implemented with regards to cybersecurity in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024. Among all business respondents, ** percent have implemented up-to-date malware protection. On the other hand, only ** 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 ** percent of charity respondents having implemented the rule.
Cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity rules such as up-to-date malware protection, as in protection from viruses, worms, spyware/adware and trojans.
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