SMEs facing technology risks created by their own staff

The UK’s broadband explosion is having a major impact on the behaviour of the country’s small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) market but large numbers are failing to manage the risks this new reliance on technology creates.

According to a new study by NIG, over two thirds of SMEs are now using broadband and are increasingly dependent on it. But the report raises concerns that, while insurance can be bought to protect against some of the risks they face, the biggest threat to SMEs’ systems, the behaviour of their own staff, is now a key issue.

SMEs’ ability to manage their systems is worrying for the insurance market, according to the report. The NIG study shows that small businesses are using more IT hardware but

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