A research unit to test the vulnerability of computer security systems at small businesses has been set up in Worcestershire.
The so-called "dirty lab'" in Malvern has been part-funded by the government.
It is designed to simulate attacks from hackers and test measures against viruses in a secure environment.
The lab is run by the Malvern Cyber Security Group, a partnership of six local computer security companies.
And it would look like any ordinary office if it was not for the servers in the corner and the thick cables hanging from the ceiling.
The people working quietly at computers use the same tactics and techniques as criminals. But they do so with the permission of the authorities.
It's a place where anything goes, but it is secure and there is no danger of infection spreading outside.
Dibble Clark, the chairman of Malvern-based 3SDL, said: "My way of looking at it is that if you have a disease or virus that's dangerous to humans, you don't take it to a hospital ward to look at it.
He said the lab would help small and medium sized businesses tackle the growing problem of cyber crime, which is estimated to cost the country £27bn a year."You take it somewhere more secure. We don't want the malware and viruses, which we use against the system that we're testing, to leak out."
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