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The Breach Reality (2025 UK Survey)
43%
UK businesses breached
Record high of UK businesses reported a cyber breach in the last 12 months – a record high according to the UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025
Insurance Gap: From Claim to Claim-Denial
Without proper evidence, even the most robust security measures can lead to claim denial. Underwriters demand proof, not promises.
What Underwriters Demand: The Evidence Pack (2026)
Comprehensive documentation required by insurers to qualify for coverage:
MFA & Conditional Access
Screenshots for all Microsoft 365 users, including admin "phishing-resistant" methods. IT Support UK guide requirement.
EDR Dashboard Evidence
Exported endpoint-security dashboards showing real-time alerts and isolation actions. Microsoft 365 Security Audit report standard.
Patch Compliance Reports
Critical updates deployed within 48 hours with proof of automated deployment. Littlefish Insights control list verification.
Backup Verification
Backup reports plus restore-test results proving offline, immutable copies separate from production. SMBCyberHub 2026 checklist requirement.
MFA Everywhere – The First Gate
Mandatory Authentication
Mandatory MFA for every email user and all remote-access vectors (VPN, RDP, Azure AD) – required by IASME Cyber Essentials assessments created after 27 Apr 2026.
Password-Less Admin Access
Separate, least-privilege admin accounts with password-less authentication (e.g., FIDO2 tokens) – highlighted in IT Support UK's "Identity is the first gate" brief.
Endpoint Protection: From AV to Managed EDR
100% Device Coverage
Centrally-managed EDR/EPDR solution on 100% of devices (including BYOD) with auto-quarantine capability – IT Support UK recommendation.
Continuous Monitoring
Monitoring logs exported weekly for insurer review with incident-response playbooks attached to each alert – Littlefish Insights best-practice.
Backup & Recovery – Proof of Resilience
Air-Gapped Protection
Air-gapped backups stored in a different cloud region with weekly immutable snapshots verified by restore test – SMBCyberHub compliance kit.
Documented RTO/RPO
Documented Recovery Time Objective (RTO) ≤ 4 hours and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) ≤ 30 minutes with third-party audit certificate – IT Support UK case study.