Organizations In The UK Reject Digital Projects Due To The Risk Of Cyberwarfare.

Researchers at Armis conducted a study of over 1,800 IT decision makers (ITDMs), 501 of whom are from the UK. The findings were published in the vendor's 2025 " Cyberwarfare Report." They discovered that nearly half of the UK Organizations that took part in the study experience some sort of disruption to their digital projects because of the threat of "Cyberwarfare Attacks."  This is a major reason why many businesses are delaying their important digital projects.

Moreover, 68% of responding UK Firms are reevaluating their suppliers as a result of escalating geopolitical tensions, and 47% of them stated they have previously been attacked and reported it to the authorities. Additionally, 88% of UK ITDMs expressed concern about how Nation-State intrusions will affect their companies, a 32% rise from the previous year. China, Russia, and North Korea are among the top external dangers to UK Firms, and worries about the development of Artificial intelligence (AI) for cyber operations are becoming more and more prevalent.

Indeed, Nation-State actors utilizing AI for cyber attacks is a concern for 73% of IT leaders. As the researchers put it in the report, " the reality is that Cyberwarfare is one of the cheapest and most efficient ways to engage in war." This is made worse by the fact that malicious actors can now attack remotely thanks to AI. When vulnerabilities proliferate more quickly than defenders can react, traditional security tools and manual oversight are inadequate for securing the environment.

However, it's also the secret to retaliation. AI powered defense is the only effective means of thwarting attacks driven by AI. According to the researchers, companies need to adopt holistic security strategies to shift from a reactive to a proactive security posture by 2025  and implementing comprehensive real-time cyber exposure management to mitigate potential threats.