TrustLayer Launches 2025 Cyber Resilience Report, Revealing Critical Crossroads for UK SMBs
London, UK – On Monday, August 4th, 2025, TrustLayer released its fourth UK Cyber Resilience Report, shedding light on the pressing cybersecurity challenges faced by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK.
The report, which was distributed by https://pressat.co.uk/, exposes a troubling gap between security expectations and operational realities for UK SMBs. This disconnect is further exacerbated by shrinking security budgets and a rise in alerts, making it increasingly difficult for these organizations to keep up with the speed and scale of cyber threats.
TrustLayer’s findings reveal that visibility gaps in cloud applications, fragmented security toolsets, and unmanaged insider threats are placing immense pressure on already stretched-thin security teams. The report stresses that outdated and disconnected tools not only hinder efficiency, but also pose a strategic risk for businesses.
“Organizations need to understand that cybersecurity has fundamentally changed, and the way they build their defenses must keep up,” said Ed Macnair, CEO at TrustLayer. “Attackers are leveraging automation and AI at an unprecedented scale, taking advantage of the blind spots created by siloed tools. Meanwhile, SMBs are stuck in reactive mode, constantly managing alerts instead of preventing breaches. This approach is not sustainable.”
Email, cloud, and insider threats continue to dominate the cybersecurity landscape, with TrustLayer’s research highlighting three key areas where defenses consistently fail:
– Email attacks: The report found that 36% of organizations reported serious security incidents stemming from email, almost double the rate reported four years ago. Despite continued investment, email-based breaches are still slipping past legacy defenses.
– Cloud visibility: A whopping 77% of SMBs are unable to continuously monitor cloud data and container risks, leaving significant security gaps. As more business-critical operations move to the cloud, these blind spots become prime targets for threat actors.
– Insider risks: Nearly one in three (30%) data loss incidents originate from employees, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Weak governance and limited internal controls are amplifying risks from within the organization itself.
The report also reveals the hidden human cost of cybersecurity, with nearly half (43%) of security teams facing middle-of-the-night alerts that disrupt sleep and contribute to stress and burnout.
“This is not just a technology issue; it’s fundamentally human,” explained Ryan Murphy, Director of Sales at TrustLayer. “Alert overload has created a culture of firefighting and fatigue. If we continue down this path, we’ll see capable professionals leaving cybersecurity altogether, deepening the skills crisis.”
The report also highlights a significant shift in the mid-market towards simplifying security architecture, with over half of SMB security leaders already consolidating their stacks and moving towards integrated platforms to reduce noise, eliminate overlaps, and strengthen overall resilience.
Mark Prater, CFO at TrustLayer, emphasized the economic urgency behind consolidation, stating, “Cybersecurity spending must demonstrate clear value. SMBs don’t have the luxury of redundant tools or expensive integration projects. They need a platform that delivers simplicity, clarity, and protection from day one.”
To combat the mounting challenges, TrustLayer’s report provides actionable guidance and outlines five key steps that SMBs must prioritize immediately:
– Platform consolidation: Eliminate disconnected, overlapping tools to ensure seamless visibility and rapid response.
– Selective automation: Automate processes that create manual bottlenecks or drain limited resources.
– Cloud policy enforcement: Move beyond mere visibility to proactive, automated posture management across cloud environments.
– Human-centric operations: Protect security teams from burnout by designing workloads around people, not products.
– Strategic investment: Direct budgets towards initiatives with tangible operational impacts instead of chasing fleeting security trends.
“The future of cyber resilience isn’t more tools, more alerts, or more complexity,” concluded Macnair. “It’s fewer tools that do more. It’s clarity, visibility, and control. Above all, it’s recognizing that cybersecurity is fundamentally about enabling your business to thrive—not just survive—in a threat-rich world.”
For more information, and to download the full report, visit TrustLayer’s website.
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