86% of respondents said they would consider removing an SME supplier if they were hacked. 94% said cyber security standards are important when awarding contracts to SME suppliers. 70% of procurement managers think SMEs should be doing more to prevent cyber attacks and protect client data. Some SMEs are increasingly being asked to self-fund their own accreditations. Some 60% of small business owners said they are concerned enough to take extra precautions including firewalls, offsite protected servers, multi-factor authentication, encrypted emails and password protection.”]

