Ransomware: The Attack That Keeps on Working - Fleming Shi - BSW #301

Barracuda just released a report on Ransomware findings, here: https://assets.barracuda.com/assets/docs/dms/2023-Ransomware-insights-report.pdf .

Here are a few of the highlighted stats:

• Barracuda international survey finds 73% of organizations experienced a successful ransomware attack in 2022 — 38% were hit more than once.
• 42% of those hit three times or more paid the ransom to restore encrypted data — compared to 31% of victims hit just once.
• 69% of ransomware attacks began with an email.
• 27% of organizations feel underprepared to tackle ransomware.

 

Fleming Shi joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the findings and ways to better prepare for these attacks.

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