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Lachlan Bennett

Optus hack lesson learned by Tasmanian organisations, who say they are better prepared for cyber attacks

The Optus hack has again highlighted the risk posed to large companies by cyber criminals, but smaller enterprises are also vulnerable — and these Tasmanian organisations say they aren't leaving things to chance.

A report by the Australian Cyber Security Centre shows that cyber crime reports had jumped almost 13 per cent in 2020-21, and a third of those were from local, state and federal governments.

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