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UK SMEs sent cyber warning after decoys hit by international criminals

By Jon Guy 2023-03-01T15:35:00

Cyber warning

‘Homeworking has widened businesses’ attack surface,’ says UK security researcher

A series of honeypot servers designed to mimic the cyber profiles of London-based SMEs came under attack 2,000 times a minute thought January, according to new figures.

As part of an exercise designed to assess the volume of cyber attacks targeting the UK’s capital, cyber insurer Coalition configured the servers to make cyber criminals think were attacking small businesses operating in London.

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