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Cyber threats against the Office for Budget Responsibility have over doubled in the past 12 months, ahead of Rachel Reeves’ crunch Autumn Budget. On November 26th, Reeves is set to announce a wave of economic policies to fight against the high cost of borrowing in the UK, with hints of income tax and inheritance tax hikes on the horizon.  The Office for Budget Responsibility provides an independent analysis of the UK’s public finances, from which the Chancellor of the Exchequer bases economic policy decisions. Blocked email attacks The data was retrieved under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, observing the number of blocked email attacks by the department each year for the past few years.  Rejections spiked to 238,678 over the past 12 months, up from 90,958 the year before, with threats rising 162 per cent. Commenting on the findings, Andy Ward, SVP International for cybersecurity firm Absolute Security, said: “Cyber risks are heightened in the lead up to big events like the Budget, with cybercriminals targetting confidential economic forecasts and spending plans which could be used to influence markets.” Most common cyber risk “As reported by the government, phishing is the most common cyber risk facing organisations such as the OBR. Our latest research found that 60% of security leaders indicated they expect cyber-attacks to increase in the next 12 months and this spike is almost entirely driven by human-centric exploitation,” continued Andy Ward. “When these types of events are approaching, it’s vital to batten down the hatches and ramp up security to prevent sensitive data from being stolen and to have capabilities in place that quickly restore critical business operations after an incident." Data from the National Cyber Security Centre recently highlighted that the UK is facing four “nationally significant” cyber-attacks each week, with the potential to have a serious impact on essential services. The volume of significant attacks has risen for the third year in a row, with the NCSC warning organisations to take concrete action to protect themselves.       

Cybersecurity experts are warning that too many organisations are treating resilience as a compliance requirement rather than embedding it into core business strategy, leaving them dangerously exposed to cyber attacks. According to Gartner, resilience is too often viewed as a “tick-box” exercise focused narrowly on metrics or recovery documentation. Instead, experts stress the need for cross-department collaboration, regular testing through simulations, and executive-level involvement to ensure organisations can withstand and recover from inevitable cyber incidents. Cyber threat landscape New research also shows growing concern among security pioneers about the UK’s preparedness This warning comes as the cyber threat landscape continues to intensify. Attack frequency and sophistication show no signs of slowing, while the regulatory environment is tightening under frameworks such as the EU’s NIS2 Directive and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Both require businesses to demonstrate operational resilience, with potential penalties for those who fall short. New research also shows growing concern among security pioneers about the UK’s preparedness. Nearly half (48%) of UK CISOs believe the country lacks an effective cyber resilience strategy, underscoring how urgent this issue has become. High stakes The stakes are high: downtime, reputational damage, and financial loss from attacks can cripple operations and undermine customer trust. Experts agree that genuine resilience must go beyond prevention, ensuring organisations can anticipate, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruptions while minimising impact on essential services. Embedded cyber resilience Andy Ward, SVP International at Absolute Security commented:  “Our research shows that 48% of UK CISOs believe the country has a poor cyber resilience strategy, highlighting just how urgent this issue has become. As the cyber threat landscape shows no sign of slowing down, resilience cannot be reduced to a compliance exercise.” “True resilience is about more than prevention, it’s about ensuring organisations can protect against, withstand, and rapidly recover from cyber attacks, while minimising disruption and reducing the impact of downtime. That means embedding cyber resilience into every layer of the business, so leaders are prepared for the inevitable.”  With rising attacks and new regulations coming into force, the message from experts is clear: businesses must move beyond compliance paperwork and start building resilience into the fabric of their operations. 

Absolute Security, a pioneer in enterprise cyber resilience, is expanding into India, a fast-growing technology market expected to top $160 billion by 2030.  As part of its entry into the country, the company is growing a dedicated India-focused team and has opened a data centre there through an AWS partnership to serve customers in the region. Data sovereignty requirements With Absolute Security, clients can help ensure their businesses are always on, defended against threats These foundational steps will position the company to comply with data sovereignty requirements as it prepares to provide India-based customers, partners, and managed service providers (MSPs) with truly resilient endpoint and network security and management solutions. With Absolute Security, customers can help ensure their businesses are always on, defended against threats, protected from risk, and able to quickly restore business operations following cyberattacks, ransomware strikes, and IT incidents. Truly resilient solutions “Our planned expansion across India marks a pivotal milestone for Absolute Security,” said Achi Lewis-Dhaliwal, AVP, EMEA and India.  Achi Lewis-Dhaliwal adds, “The growth of a dedicated team there, combined with our new in-region data centre, reinforces our commitment to supporting global customers with truly resilient solutions that will address India’s unique cybersecurity, compliance, and data sovereignty needs.” Automated solutions Absolute Security is embedded in the firmware of more than 600 million enterprise endpoints.  This nearly ubiquitous and unique position will make it quick and easy for customers, partners, and MSPs to activate and deploy resilient, automated solutions that deliver endpoint visibility and control, vulnerability and patch management, secure remote access, application resilience, GenAI for more efficient operations and enhanced threat detection, and rapid post-incident recovery.