Thousands of small firms in Scotland could be leaving themselves open to cyber attack because they have little or no business-grade cyber security measures in place.
The research commissioned by BT and conducted by Opinion Matters among a sample of 1,000 business decision-makers in UK businesses with up to 500 employees - including 100 firms in Scotland - during March.
With the majority of small firms moving online during the pandemic, opportunistic cyber criminals have also stepped up their efforts to target them. The UK Government’s recent Cyber Security Breaches survey found that almost half (48%) of all UK small businesses suffered a cyber security breach last year.
