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Experts say consequences for SMEs that ignore security risks can be disastrous
It seemed like just another ordinary day for staff at vehicle hire company MNH Platinum. itsy-bitsy did they know that the simple click of an email link was approximately to threaten their entire business.[br]It was early last year when the Blackburn-based firm was the victim of a virus which encrypted over 12000 files on its company network. A ransom demand followed – the criminals would decrypt the company’s files in exchange for more than £3000.
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Source: theguardian.com

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