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Singapore SMEs taking risk of cyber attacks too lightly: Experts

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Governments should be more careful about identifying the would-be culprits in cyberwars as such claims can have unintended consequences and can sometimes harm businesses, says the writer.

3 in 5 SMEs said they had suffered cyber-security breaches that resulted in business disruptions and data leaks over a 12-month period.

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Even after SingHealth's high-profile data breach last year, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are taking the risk of cyber attacks too lightly, warn experts.
The indifference is all the more striking as three in five SMEs said they had suffered cyber-security breaches that resulted in business disruptions and data leaks over a 12-month period.
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