The financial burden of cyber attacks was largely borne by small businesses in the UK last year, according to research commissioned by business ISP provider Beaming. A survey found that more than half (53 per cent) of companies surveyed had suffered a cyber-attack and almost two-thirds (67 per cent) said they were not confident their systems could be protected David Emm, principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab UK, said the survey findings indicated that the odds of a business falling victim to costly cyber attacks had increased dramatically. The proportion of small business victims of cyber crime has increased since 2017, when the figure was 47%.
The financial burden of cyber attacks was largely borne by small businesses in the UK last year, according to research commissioned by business ISP provider Beaming. A survey found that more than half (53 per cent) of companies surveyed had suffered a cyber-attack and almost two-thirds (67 per cent) said they were not confident their systems could be protected The proportion of small business victims of cyber crime has increased since 2017, when the figure was 47%.