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Cyber crooks are coming for you

Australian businesses reported cyber-crime losses of more than $33 billion last financial year. That’s one cyber attack every eight minutes, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). Yet most small businesses are grossly ill-prepared to defend themselves against cyber crooks.

Business Australia confirms a high level of awareness of cyber risks but low readiness to do much about it. “Research shows that business owners are aware of

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