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Experts say it is 'only a matter of time' before your mining company is attacked

Cyber threats are growing for metals and mining firms

With more miners embracing the cloud than ever before, cyber risks are on the risk. Photo: AntonKhrupinArt / Shutterstock

With more miners embracing the cloud than ever before, cyber risks are on the risk. Photo: AntonKhrupinArt / Shutterstock

Miners are no strangers to risk. Extractive industries have always been considered difficult to break into because equipment failure, long investment return times, and low-quality deposits threaten to...

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