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McAfee Security issues press release estimating the potential costs to businesses of 'the next big virus attack'

McAfee Security has become the latest security company to issue a press release estimating the potential costs to businesses of 'the next big virus attack'. Research carried out among members of the UK's Federation of Small Businesses led McAfee to conclude that small and medium businesses in the UK could lose up to £2.1 billion and 2.2 million 'office days' in downtime. Despite being aware of the risks, 12 per cent of survey respondents admitted they had no virus protection

22 November 2002

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