{"value":{"id":1666089,"askingMemberId":4243,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-24T00:00:00","uin":"203492","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the potential vulnerability of SMEs to cyber-attacks.","answeringBodyId":216,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4020,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-25T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The 2023 <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2023\" target=\"_blank\">Cyber Security Breaches Survey</a> shows 32% of small businesses and 31% of micro businesses identified having suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months. This is a decline on 2022, however we believe this may be due to smaller businesses deprioritising cyber security and being less likely to identify breaches and attacks, rather than a reduction in the threat.</p><p>Our strategy, working with other relevant Departments and Agencies, is therefore to make it as easy as possible for SMEs to be secure.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Cybercrime: Small Businesses","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1666089","method":"GET"}]}