Ransomware has become a cost of doing business - Help Net Security

Ransomware has become a cost of doing business - Help Net Security

It’s easy to see why ransomware aimed at businesses is such a cash cow for criminals: for every Norsk Hydro and Fujifilm that refuses to pay the ransom, there is a Colonial Pipeline and JBS USA that pays up millions.



A recent Randori survey that polled 400 security decision-makers across the US confirms that impression: among the companies that were hit by ransomware in the past two years, 47% have paid the ransom.


How many have been hit?


According to the same survey, ransomware struck nearly half of businesses within the past 24 months!


The threat ..

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