The research, commissioned by insurance comparison service comparethemarket.com.au found small businesses account for 43% of all cybercrime targets.
Comparethemarket.com.au also found, among employees who had carried out risky computer behaviours, 61% admitted they had opened an attachment in an email from an unknown source, and half (50%) had opened a link in an email from an unknown, external contact.
“The price of cybercrime in Australia is costly to businesses, with 40% of cybercrime costing businesses from $1000 up to $5000. The direct cost of cybercrime can be compounded if it impacts the security of data and personal information stored by the business,” it explains.
