Cyber attacks on companies occur over 2,000 times a day with someone falling victim every 39 seconds. Statistics well reported but nevertheless always alarming.
Most don’t make the headlines but over the past two weeks, a wave of high-profile cyber attacks struck UK retailers, highlighting the growing severity and sophistication of threats facing businesses in 2025. Among the most notable targets are Harrods, Marks & Spencer, and Co-op, all of which suffered significant disruptions due to ransomware and data breaches.
At this week’s National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberUK 2025 conference, government minister Pat McFadden revealed that intelligence indicates the rapid growth of AI will increase the number and sophistication of cyberattacks on Britain and a robust cyber resilience strategy is critical for all sectors.
The forewarning is also backed up by statistics as the NCSC reported that last year it received almost 2,000 reports of cyberattacks, with almost 90 deemed “significant” and 12 at “the very top end of severity”. This was three times the number of severe attacks compared to the year before.
This also comes on the back of research released this week by security firm CyberArk which revealed that 73% of workers admit falling victim to a cyber attack and 80% admit accessing workplace applications on personal devices which don’t have security controls.
Cyber security awareness expertise
For more than 20 years blue goose has been at the forefront of cyber security awareness campaigns for large organisations, and worked with the Information Commissioners Office to drive forward the Think Pr!vacy programme. with founding members Barclays, Deloitte, HSBC and Visa among others.
We’re proud to have delivered impactful and award-winning cyber security awareness campaigns for the Bank of England, Computacenter, Barclays, Deloitte, HSBC, Burberry and more over these years.
Ben Watson, blue goose managing director and strategist, explains that sustainable cyber awareness also starts with culture.
‘We do know that ‘affective security’ – the desire to protect an organisation out of loyalty to it – is a powerful weapon when it comes to information security. A business that has embedded a positive culture and belief in its purpose, can leverage that commitment to ask for support on a broader range of issues – including compliance and cyber security.’
Below we share helpful guidance on how to make your people and organisation cyber secure for 2025 and beyond. If you require support and want to be proactive in what is a rapidly changing environment then speak to our team today.
Cyber security awareness training
Best examples of cyber security awareness campaigns
Cyber security awareness toolkit
Protecting your employees against cyber crime
