Ransomware attacks are a nightmare for any business and can range in severity – from annoying to catastrophic.<\/p>\n
Experts predict that 2019 ransomware attacks will cost businesses roughly $11.5 billion<\/a>!<\/p>\n As always, unsuspecting small & medium-sized businesses will be the main focus for these attacks, as they’re the most likely to pay.<\/p>\n So, we’ve put together a shortlist of 10 of the most useful facts and statistics about ransomware. <\/p>\n Hopefully, this will help you understand and prepare yourself against this increasing cybersecurity threat!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are the 10 most Terrifying Ransomware Facts & Stats! (2017-2019)<\/p>\n 1. Ransomware makes approximately $25 million in revenue<\/a> for cybersecurity hackers annually <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Companies & businesses will become a victim of ransomware roughly every 14 seconds in 2019, and every 11 seconds by 2021. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. It took 34% of businesses hit with malware a week or longer to get their data back and up and running<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. Phishing emails<\/a> containing ransomware increased 109 percent from 2017 to 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5. Baltimore City Government lost over $18 million in a recent 2019 ransomware attack. It took them well over a month to regain their data<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6. When a ransomware attack occurs, the downtime costs organizations more than $64,000 on average<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7. Bitcoin is the most popular form of payment for ransomware attacks – 98% of all ransomware payments were made in Bitcoin<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8. 81% of all ransomware attack<\/a>s were targeted toward Enterprises in 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9. Ransomware-induced downtime cost businesses around $8,500 per hour <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10. According to IBM<\/a>, a quarter of business executives would be willing to pay between $20,000 and $50,000 to regain access to encrypted data.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So there you have it, that was a quick list of 10 of the most terrifying ransomware facts & stats that you should be aware of. <\/p>\n What do you think, will ransomware attacks continue to get worse?<\/p>\n The current outlook is certainly concerning, especially as hackers know that businesses will more than likely pay whatever it takes to get their data back. <\/p>\n That’s why it’s important to plan ahead for this type of event and prepare yourself to be able to handle a ransomware attack. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n At FilingBox, we firmly believe that adding the right prevention solution to your workflow is the safest way to protect yourself from ransomware.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to request a free demonstration of the ultimate ransomware prevention solution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more details about FilingBox,<\/a> contact us at sales@filingbox.com<\/a> or call us on +1-813-445-7472.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ransomware attacks are a nightmare for any business and can range in severity – from annoying to catastrophic. Experts predict that 2019 ransomware attacks will cost businesses roughly $11.5 billion! As always, unsuspecting small & medium-sized businesses will be the main focus for these attacks, as they’re the most likely to pay. 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