Departments of state, agencies and organs of government including the Cabinet Office, parliamentary estate and royal household are indisputably part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure. Cyber security in all these elements of central government is a hot topic, under constant scrutiny.
This research explores the state of cyber security among organisations in central government, looking at where their biggest cyber challenges are, how cyber mature they are, and where they’re looking to invest in 2025.
Among our top findings government organisations:
- 37% consider data privacy and protection one of their biggest cyber security challenges
- 82% are concerned about Russia state-linked actors
- 79% are concerned about AI-powered phishing attacks.
