Only 36% of small firms apply security patches. No wonder cybercrooks are stealing their cash

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Only 36% of small firms apply security patches. No wonder cybercrooks are stealing their cash

by John Hawes on May 24, 2013

Small businesses are under constant attack from malware, scams and online fraud.

They are not only losing money directly to fraud, but also in costs associated with maintaining security. Small businesses are simply woefully under-prepared to keep their assets safe. Despite reorganisation and redirected priorities, the police can still do little to help.

This all emerges from a report on the threat of online fraud to small UK businesses, released by the FSB. No, not Russia's slightly cuddlier successor to the KGB; this is the Federation of Small Businesses, a UK pressure group representing the needs of small businesses, and providing a range of services to them, boasting over 200,000 members. (More...)

Read more at: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/05/24/small-businesses-lose-money-to-cybercrooks/

Steve