The survey also showed that SMEs are ill prepared to protect sensitive data, with three in five companies saying that cyber security is seen largely as an IT issue in their organisations.
Half of all the companies polled said key staff may not be fully aware of their obligations to protect the data they have access to, and there is no consistent understanding of what constitutes a cyber-security risk.
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