According to Forbes, businesses suffered 50% more cyberattack attempts per week in 2021, while small and medium businesses were an easier target for hackers because of their lack of resources or security expertise.
Furthermore, ransomware became a preferred cyber-weapon of choice for hackers in 2021. As it provides hackers a chance to filtrate systems and hold hostage data for payment of cryptocurrencies, the deployment of ransomware has become a growing trend in the past few years. When is the last time you tested your defenses against ransomware?
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) continues to explain that ransomware is an ever-evolving form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable.
With its alarming growth, ransomware has become a threat to thousands of businesses and organizations worldwide. Check out these ransomware statistics from Cloudwards:
- Ransomware cost the world $20 billion in 2021.
- 37% of all businesses and organizations were hit by ransomware in 2021.
- In 2021, recovering from a ransomware attack cost an average of $1.85 million.
- A company was hit by ransomware every 11 seconds in 2021.
- 32% of victims paid a ransom demand in 2021, but on average, paid victims only recovered 65% of their data.
While these statistics might seem alarming, projections for the future paint an even bleaker picture. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, if ransomware attacks continue to grow in scale like they have in recent years, the total cost of ransomware damages around the world could reach $265 billion by 2031.
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