Defending Against Ransomware is a Thankless Business
Phishing remains perhaps the most effective way for attackers to get inside an enterprise. Even in attacking high-level targets, phishing and more targeted “spear-phishing” schemes are the major tactics for intrusion. This type of attack plays to the oft-referenced idea that the human employee typically is still the weakest link in the data security chain.
Check out these staggering statistics:
- 53% Percent of US companies that said it took 2 or more days to recover from a cyberattack*
- More than half of the 350,000 security professionals surveyed said they expect a successful cyber attack against their company within a year**
- One in 14 people were tricked into opening an infected link***
While it continues to be a popular delivery mechanism for ransomware, there are steps you can take today. Read this report to learn more.
*Hiscox Cyber Readiness report
** Crowd Research Partners
*** Ironscales