Australian businesses suffer security breaches

A new survey has shown that nearly 80% of local businesses have experienced security breaches in the past five years, with 40% recording between six and 20 breaches.

The survey conducted by Symantec in Australia confirmed that almost 60% of companies suspected they may have fallen victims of cyberattacks and data breach.

34% of the questioned businesses reported that a detected security breach cost them $5000 in an average. If they were using Symantec Endpoint Protection, the attack would be less likely

The main security holes according to the survey were laptops and human negligence.