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Cybercrime is becoming one of the most expensive threats to businesses and economies worldwide. Last October, Anne Neuberger, America’s top cyber official, warned that cybercrime would cost the world more than $23 trillion by 2027, a dramatic increase from $8.4 trillion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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