The Long Term Effects of Cyber Attacks
New research from Lloyd’s in association with KPMG and law firm DAC Beachcroft shows that businesses face costs of a
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Acknowledgment – most of this post is based on an article by consultant John Stark Reed in The D&O Diary.
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While large businesses are more frequent victims of cyber attacks than small businesses, a small business is usually less prepared
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