Cyber-security continues to be a problem for UK higher education, with new figures suggesting that the vast majority of institutions suffered attacks in the last year.
A survey of 52 higher education providers conducted by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) between September and January shows that 44 (85 per cent) identified breaches or attacks within the last 12 months.
Although this figure is down slightly from 92 per cent the year before, DSIT said the small sample size meant the proportion being attacked had not changed much since 2020, when the survey began.
Higher education institutions were more likely to be targeted than any other form of education body, and more than other sectors, with just 32 per cent of UK businesses reporting attacks in the 2023 survey.
