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Small accounting practices that suffer a cyber breach face the prospect of being out of business within six months, a cybersecurity expert warns. Matt Bushby, CEO of the Macquarie University Cyber Skills Academy, will speak about how small business and accounting practices can strengthen their defences against cyber breaches at the Institute of Public Accountants National Congress on 28 November.
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