Cyber security
Once AI is working for you, keep it safe
AI saves time because it is connected to your email, your files and your customers. That is also why it is worth looking after. We are part of a company that does exactly that.
The picture in the UK
Most businesses will meet a cyber problem sooner or later
43%
of UK businesses had a cyber breach or attack in the last year
Small businesses (10 to 49 staff) were at 46%, and micro businesses at 42%.
38%
were hit by phishing
Fake emails and messages remain the most common way in, by a long way.
1 in 4
of those using or considering AI had practices to manage its risks
Most are still working out the rules for staff and customer information.
Source: Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025/26, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Home Office, run by Ipsos (published April 2026).
What changes with AI
Four things worth a thought
None of this is a reason to avoid AI. It is a reason to put a few simple rules in place.
Staff paste things into AI tools
Customer details, quotes and contracts can end up in free chatbots without anyone meaning any harm.
Tools are connected to your email and accounts
That is where the time saving comes from, and it is why access and permissions matter.
A convincing fake is easier to write
AI makes phishing emails and scam messages more believable, so everyone needs to be a little more careful.
Few small firms have a plan
Knowing who to call, and what to do first, makes a bad day much shorter.
From the same company
Meet urgentic, our cyber security business
Tidyflow AI is part of Security Summit Ltd, which runs urgentic. It uses AI to do the work of a security operations team, so smaller businesses get round-the-clock protection without hiring one.
It is entirely optional. You do not need it to use anything we build, and we will not push it.
What urgentic helps with
- Spotting and investigating threats around the clock
- Testing your defences the way an attacker would
- Staying ready for audits and customer security questionnaires
- Rehearsing what to do if something goes wrong
- Working out which weaknesses to fix first
- Seeing what an outsider can see of your business
The full range, and how it works, is on the urgentic site.
Tidyflow AI is a trading division of Security Summit Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 16489802.