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Ayman El Hajjar, Senior Lecturer & Head of the Cyber Security Research Group, University of Westminster

As long as the cybercriminals’ business model works, companies are vulnerable to attack

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When cybercriminals targeted the UK nursery chain Kido, it represented a disturbing new low for the hackers. They allegedly threatened to expose personal data about young children and their families, shocking parents and cybersecurity experts alike.

The Kido hack is far from an isolated incident. Cyberattacks have struck organisations across many sectors in the last year, disrupting businesses from retail to manufacturing.

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