# Fast recovery from cyberattacks leaves firms exposed

> UK businesses prioritize speed over security when recovering from breaches, risking reinfection and further attacks.
- Title: Fast recovery from cyberattacks leaves firms exposed
- Summary: UK businesses prioritize speed over security when recovering from breaches, risking reinfection and further attacks.
- Keywords: cybersecurity, cyberattacks, data breach recovery, uk businesses, cohesity, cyber resilience, TechRadar
- Source: TechRadar — https://techradar.com/pro/businesses-are-putting-themselves-at-risk-of-cyberattacks-by-recovering-too-fast
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:12:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cybersecurity, cyberattacks, data breach recovery, uk businesses, cohesity, cyber resilience, technology
## Three in four firms rush recovery
Cohesity research reveals 74% of UK organizations prioritize recovery speed over quality after cyberattacks, putting themselves at greater risk.
## Attackers often left in systems
Nearly 70% of breached UK firms fail to verify that attackers have been fully removed from their systems after a cyberattack.
## Prevention gets the budget
Three-quarters of surveyed UK businesses admit cyber resilience investments focus too heavily on prevention rather than response and recovery.
## CEOs expect unrealistic timelines
Half of UK CEOs expect basic business operations to resume within just 24 hours, creating a false sense of security about recovery readiness.
## Responsibility remains unclear
UK firms disagree on who decides which systems restore first: 23% say the entire board, 21% the CTO, 20% the CEO, 14% a security advisory board.
## Define what must survive first
Cohesity urges firms to define their Minimum Viable Company: essential systems and services needed to continue operations after attack. Only 17% have documented, tested definitions.

> If you restore a system before verifying attacker access has genuinely been removed, you risk reinfecting yourself.
## Key takeaway

Cohesity research shows 74% of UK firms prioritize recovery speed over quality, with 70% failing to verify attackers are fully removed, leaving them vulnerable to reinfection.