A recent study of companies that had been hit by ransomware attacks in the last year revealed some very interesting and frightening numbers.

Ransomware gets through

• 95% of ransomware attacks bypassed firewalls.
• 77% bypassed email filtering.
• 52% bypassed anti-malware software.

You’re not doing enough

• 81% of IT security workers surveyed were confident in backup solutions helping them recover from a ransomware attack prior to actually being attacked.
• Less than 50% were able to fully recover with their backup solutions.

Follow the money

What steps did companies hit by ransomware attacks take in the aftermath?  Here is what they invested in.

• 90% security awareness (65% internal, 25% brought in professional help)
• 50% updated security policies
• 26% email filtering
• 20% anti-virus

Other tidbits

Another survey of IT experts in the financial sector revealed that:

• 55% said ransomware has surpassed spear phishing as the top cyberattack.
• 32% reported a loss of $100,000 to $500,000 from ransomware attacks.

What should you do?

If those numbers are unsettling to you, they should be.

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