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The Bank of England's 2025 CBEST report reveals UK financial institutions continue to fail at implementing basic cybersecurity controls despite years of regulation. Common weaknesses include poor access controls, weak passwords, misconfigured systems, inconsistent patching, and inadequate intrusion detection. Social engineering attacks remain highly effective due to poor security culture and staff training. Many of these same vulnerabilities were highlighted in 2023 and 2024 reports, showing minimal progress. Some improvements were noted in MFA adoption and cyber threat intelligence foundations, though integration across businesses remains weak.

BoE: UK finservs still lacking on basic cybersecurity