Most IT security chiefs have not taken out e-crime insurance

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This is despite the industry having seen a considerable increase in the threat level over the past 12 months

Almost 80 per cent of UK IT security professionals operate without insurance, or do not know if their organisations are insured against e-crime legal costs, a new survey by KPMG has found. This ...

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