Reported by Webroot.com
- Data derived from business leaders and IT professionals
- Signs that ransomware threats are on the decline, however intelligence claims that ransomware attacks is more targeting, better implemented and extremely ruthless. Threats are more geared to higher value and weaker targets
- Key findings
- 50% of ransomware demands were more than $50K
- 40% of ransomware attacks consumed 8 or more man-hours of work
- 46% of businesses said their clients were also impacted by the attack
- 45% were ransomware victims in both their business and personal lives
- 50% of victims were deceived by a malicious website email link or attachment
- 45% of victims were unaware of the infection for more than 24 hours