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Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure Organisations: 2026

Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure Organisations: 2026

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Research Reports

Reports and publications from Cyber Security in Critical National Infrastructure Organisations: 2026

Recent Statistics & Reports

36% of CNI organisations reported increasing cyber budgets in response to an incident

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureBudgetCyber Attack Consequence

43% of respondents from CNI organisations said data protection and privacy is the biggest security challenge in 2026.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureData ProtectionData Privacy

39% of respondents from CNI organisations said managing AI cyber risk is the biggest security challenge in 2026.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureAI Cyber RiskSecurity Challenge

36% of respondents from CNI organisations said improving cyber resilience is the biggest security challenge in 2026.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureCyber ResilienceSecurity Challenge

35% of security leaders working across the UK’s 13 CNI sectors cited regulatory requirements as the primary influence on their security programs, up from 26% the in 2025 and 29% the year before.

5/27/2026
Critical National Infrastructure

93% of CNI organisations experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months

5/27/2026
Critical National Infrastructure

50% of CNI organisations said IT disruption/outage was the top impact of a cyber attack.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureIT DisruptionIT Outage

35% of CNI organisations now cite regulation as the primary driver of maturity.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureRegulationMaturity

32% of respondents from CNI organisatins cited the complexity of cloud environments as the root causes of cyber incidents.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureCloud EnvironmentsCloud Complexity

28% of respondents from CNI organisations said trust in cybersecurity tools is the biggest security challenge in 2026.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureCybersecurity ToolsSecurity Challenge

27% of respondents from CNI organisations said complying with regulations is the biggest security challenge in 2026.

5/27/2026
Critical National InfrastructureComplianceRegulations