Check out my new #INFOGRAPHIC designed for Malwarebytes: THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF RANSOMWARE ON BUSINESSES. The 2016 State of Ransomware report, conducted by Osterman Research and sponsored by Malwarebytes, surveyed 540 CIOs, CISOs, and IT directors in four countries. Here's what we found. https://lnkd.in/emT9_k3 show less

1. THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF
RANSOMWARE ON BUSINESSES
The 2016 State of Ransomware report, conducted by Osterman
Research and sponsored by Malwarebytes, surveyed 540 CIOs,
CISOs, and IT directors in four countries. Here's what we found.
40%of businesses were hit by
ransomware in the last year
of business
victims lost
revenue30%
of victims
had to cease
operations
immediately20%
Cost
Hit by ransomware
United Kingdom 54%
United States 47%
Canada 35%
Germany
18%
More than $ lost
Defense(less)
To learn more about how to protect your business from
ransomware, go to malwarebytes.com/ransomware.
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IT hours
More than 60% of
attacks took more
than 9 hours to
remediate
60%
Higher stakes
3.5% said lives were
at stake because
of ransomware’s
debilitating effects
3.5%
!
Stopped
business
Nearly 19% of
companies had to stop
business immediately
after discovering a
ransomware attack
19%
The most popular way of
addressing the problem is
not through protection,
but by backing up data.
96% of U.S. organizations
are not very confident in
their ability to stop
ransomware.
Current enterprise
security measures
are weak against
ransomware. Almost half
of ransomware incidents
in the U.S. occurred on a
desktop within the
enterprise security
environment.
71% 96% 50%
Nearly 60% of all ransomware
attacks on enterprise businesses
demanded over $1,000
40%
Over 20% of
attacks asked for
more than $10,000
About 1% of
attacks asked for
over $150,000
$1,000+ $10,000+ $150,000+
Globally, more than 40% of victims paid the ransom demands