Just 13% of UK organizations are resilient to cyber-attacks, with the remainder either vulnerable (48%) or at high risk (39%) of damaging cyber-incidents, according to a new report by Microsoft in collaboration with the University of London.
The tech giant said the lack of secure foundations harms the UK’s ambition of becoming an ‘AI superpower’.
Microsfot urged increased investment in AI technologies and solutions to tackle the growing weaponization of AI by cyber-threat actors.
UK Organizations Fail to Be Cyber-Resilient
The report defined resilient organizations as those that have implemented security-by-design across their networks. Additionally, they must be adopting AI security tools to enable them to detect and respond faster to threats.
Of the 48% of organizations categorized as ‘Vulnerable,’ the researchers said that while defensive systems and processes are in place, additional investment and support is required to build resilience. Only a few are using AI as a security tool.
Organizations considered ‘High Risk’ are those that have limited focus on cybersecurity, and mostly fail to use AI in their business at all.
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