Magnet+ is inviting small businesses in Dublin to avail of a free vulnerability scan to identify any exploitable gaps and resolve weaknesses with their security systems.

The offer comes after the company found that as many as 50,000 businesses in Ireland don't have a cybersecurity policy in place, with almost one third of SMEs spending less than 10% of their annual IT budget on cybersecurity.

In completing the scan, Magnet+ will mimic the actions of the most effective cybercriminals and examine the entire network to find vulnerabilities before offering advice on where businesses should implement enhanced precautions.

Magnet+ has also agreed a partnership with Exponential-E to add a full cybersecurity service to its suite of connectivity solutions, meaning customers can fulfil their connectivity and security requirements with the one provider.

New products and services offered by Magnet+ under the deal include firewall monitoring, monitoring management, content filtering, penetration testing and vulnerability scanning.

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Almost one in four businesses say that email attachments pose the greatest cyber security threat to their business, but the survey reveals that 50% of businesses have not implemented an email security solution to prevent this.

"These figures are quite concerning to me. We live in a digital economy where the risk of a cyber-attack on a business is always increasing and usually these cyber hackers tend to be a step ahead," said John Delves, managing director of Magnet+.

"Our partnership with Exponential-e will enable us to give businesses the chance to get ahead of the inevitable attack by providing them with the tools and products to prepare and protect their data and networks in advance."

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