European industry is ill-prepared to counter attacks by hackers, according to a study by US tech company Cisco released ahead of the Hanover Fair, one of the world’s largest industrial trade fairs, which opens on Monday. Just 2% of European industrial companies have top-class protection, while 17% can be seen as well protected. The remainder need to act to safeguard their systems, Cisco said. By contrast the European tech sector is better protected, with 28% well or very well protected. In finance the figure is 23%. The worst performers are in the education and health sectors. The situation is…