Fewer than half of UK public sector organizations are backing up data daily

The UK public sector faces significant data security challenges, with only 47% backing up critical systems daily despite thousands of data breaches. NHS trusts are among the worst at using immutable backup storage (65%), while zero trust principles in backups are lacking across organizations. Fewer than half have incident response plans. IT professionals advocate for simple yet effective solutions against ransomware, urging the UK government to address these vulnerabilities now.