UK organizations were hit by far fewer cyber-attacks in February than the global average, but the year-on-year (YoY) increase was nearly four times the growth rate worldwide, according to Check Point. The security vendor’s February 2026 Global Threat Intelligence report revealed that it blocked an average of 2086 cyber-attacks per organization per week globally, a 9.8% year-on-year (YoY) increase. In the UK, the figure was only 1504 per week, but that represented a 36% YoY increase. Education, energy & utilities, government, healthcare and financial services were among the most frequently targeted sectors in the UK. Ian Porteous, regional director for security engineering (UK&I) at Check Point, told Infosecurity that it’s hard to pinpoint a specific driver of the spike in UK attacks. “We…