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Malicious cyber attacks double in 2018

Open-access content Tuesday 17th April 2018 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

The number of cyber attacks with the potential to cause damage or result in the loss of high-value assets more than doubled in the first month of this year compared to January 2017.

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That is according to a global survey of security experts by consultancy firm Accenture, finding that large companies face an average of 30 breaches per year. Read the full article on our Predictions site here

This article appeared in our April 2018 issue of The Actuary .
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