This statistic displays the share of businesses' time taken to indentify the most disruptive breach in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. Among all respondents, ** percent immediately identified breaches or attacks after occurring, whereas ** percent identified breaches within ** hours after occurring. After identifying a breach, businesses tend to restore operations back to normal. The time taken to do so was different among respondents. Also, the average time spent by businesses dealing with the most disruptive breach was different depending on the size of the company.
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Ipsos MORI. (July 1, 2019). How long was it, if any time at all, between this breach or attack occurring and it being identified as a breach? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/586802/time-to-identify-the-most-diruptive-breaches-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI. "How long was it, if any time at all, between this breach or attack occurring and it being identified as a breach?." Chart. July 1, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/586802/time-to-identify-the-most-diruptive-breaches-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI. (2019). How long was it, if any time at all, between this breach or attack occurring and it being identified as a breach?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/586802/time-to-identify-the-most-diruptive-breaches-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI. "How Long Was It, If Any Time at All, between This Breach or Attack Occurring and It Being Identified as a Breach?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2019, /statistics/586802/time-to-identify-the-most-diruptive-breaches-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
Ipsos MORI, How long was it, if any time at all, between this breach or attack occurring and it being identified as a breach? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/586802/time-to-identify-the-most-diruptive-breaches-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
How long was it, if any time at all, between this breach or attack occurring and it being identified as a breach? [Graph], Ipsos MORI, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/586802/time-to-identify-the-most-diruptive-breaches-by-united-kingdom-uk-businesses/
