New ExtraHop® Research Helps Organizations Predict Where Ransomware May Strike Next
06 Agosto 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Analysis identifies ransomware trends across
various industries and geographies
ExtraHop®, a leader in cloud-native network detection and
response (NDR), today released its global ransomware trends report,
a data-driven analysis of ransomware impacts across geographies,
industries, and organizations of different sizes.
According to the research, security leaders report that they are
increasingly being targeted by ransomware actors, averaging nearly
eight incidents per year and paying out an average of just under
$2.5 million in ransom payments. And while ransomware activity is
up across the board, some businesses find themselves to be a more
likely target, depending on different demographics, such as the
markets in which they operate or size of their organizations.
The U.S. is feeling the heat.
U.S. organizations felt the impact of ransomware the most,
experiencing the highest number of incidents on average and paying
out the largest ransoms (nearly $2 million more than the global
average). German respondents, on the other hand, experienced the
fewest incidents.
Governments are paying big ransoms.
Despite stating ransomware isn’t its biggest risk, the
government sector averaged more than eight attacks last year and
had one of the largest average ransom payments of $3.8 million. The
government sector also noted the largest percentage of
organizations paying more than $25 million in ransom payments.
Bigger isn’t always better.
The larger the company, the more likely it was to experience a
ransomware incident. Organizations with more than 5,000 employees
were more likely to pay the ransom every time and, on average, paid
more than $4 million in ransom payments.
“Ransomware is targeting some organizations more than others,
but despite this notion, everyone needs to be prepared to curtail
exposure to the risks and damage posed by an incident,” said Mark
Bowling, Chief Information Security and Risk Officer at ExtraHop.
“As ransomware continues to find ways to bypass and evade existing
security controls, we can anticipate that these statistics will
only grow more dire. Amid high-profile political elections and a
growing call for regulatory action across the globe, it is time
that the cybersecurity industry comes together to develop and adopt
a more resilient security framework that can identify a ransomware
attack before it devastates entire organizations, industries, and
even economies.”
Read the full report, “Global Ransomware Trends: Predicting
Attackers’ Next Victims.”
About ExtraHop®
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reveal cyber risk and build business resilience. The ExtraHop
RevealX™ network detection and response (NDR) platform uniquely
delivers the unparalleled visibility and decryption capabilities
that organizations need to investigate smarter, stop threats
faster, and move at the speed of risk. Learn more at
www.extrahop.com.
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