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Information technology firms looking to help vulnerable small businesses in the immediate aftermath of a cyberattack can now apply for $8.1 million in federal government grant funding.
Applications to administer the Small Business Cyber Resilience Service opened on Friday, offering qualified firms the chance to participate in a key pillar of the federal government’s cybersecurity plan.
The Small Business Cyber Resilience Service is marketed as a triage service, tasked with determining the damage caused by a cyber attack and the next steps for the small business target.
It arrives in a treacherous time for small businesses: some 94,000 digital crimes were reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre over the last financial year.
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