36% on average (over a third) of all security incidents reported by IT leaders are email-driven.

September 30, 2025

36% on average (over a third) of all security incidents reported by IT leaders are email-driven. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Exclaimer in September 2025. It covers topics including UK, Email security incident. The original data appears in The UK Business Email Report 2025 . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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36% on average (over a third) of all security incidents reported by IT leaders are email-driven. This data was published by Exclaimer and covers UK, Email security incident.

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This statistic comes from The UK Business Email Report 2025 , published by Exclaimer on September 30, 2025. You can view the original report at https://exclaimer.com/research/uk-business-email-report-2025/.

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36% on average (over a third) of all security incidents reported by IT leaders are email-driven.

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