Online and cyber crime affected 15% of construction businesses last year, according to a new report by the government.
The latest figures from the Home Office victimisation survey show that there was 77,000 incidents of online crime against construction premises in 2014/15. A total of 71% of cases related to computer viruses and 10% involved hacking attacks, although there is a degree of overlap between different types of online crime.
The survey estimated that 2,000 businesses suffered a theft of money online. The survey also showed that smaller construction premises were experiencing similar rates of crime as larger companies, although larger companies were spending significantly more on IT security.
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