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Politics
Maeve Bannister and Dominic Giannini

Business urged to step up on cyber threat

The Australian Cyber Security Centre has recorded a significant increase in the number of attacks. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australian businesses are being told to lift their standards when it comes to protecting customer data as malicious cyber attacks target the nation.

A new report from the Australian Cyber Security Centre has found sophisticated state and criminal actors are striking more frequently, with a cyber crime being reported every seven minutes.

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