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The Cyber Continuum: Ready, Resilient, Recovered

Data Driven Disputes

01 Jun 2026 International 1 min read

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The cyber threat landscape is intensifying rapidly. Incidents are rising sharply in frequency and severity across the globe, the average cost of a single breach now stands at USD 4.44m, and AI is making attacks more sophisticated and harder to detect.

Yet many businesses are not as prepared as they think. Our new report, Cyber Continuum: Ready, Resilient, Recovered, surveyed 400 business leaders across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and found a striking disconnect between confidence and practical readiness:

64% of executives say they are very confident about their cyber preparedness — but only 40% have simulated a breach in the past 12 months and only 37% have audited the cyber credentials of key suppliers.
60% of breaches in 2025 involved a human element, yet fewer than half of businesses have cyber ambassadors or employee incentive programmes in place.
30% of breaches were linked to a third party — double the proportion from one year earlier — and the rise of shadow AI is adding further complexity.
60% of recently breached businesses say they would act faster next time, yet only 50% effectively met their legal obligations and just 46% are confident they can recover in the longer term.

Cyber risk is not confined to the IT function. It is an enterprise-wide challenge that demands coordinated action from general counsel, finance, operations and the board — and one that requires continuous attention, not a one-off fix.

Based on our research and our experience of handling over 1,000 cyber breaches, the report sets out 11 practical steps businesses can take now — from running realistic simulations and auditing suppliers to clarifying breach roles, strengthening legal readiness and forming a claims defence strategy.

Read the full report to find out where the gaps are — and what you can do about them.

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