Every year we survey visitors to our booth at Black Hat about trending topics. This year, we asked about ransomware and the ever-increasing complexity of our cybersecurity environment. The results are very interesting – things may be getting much better, or we may all be collectively in denial. Let’s break it down.
We surveyed 145 IT security professionals. First, we wanted to check in with the industry on their experiences with ransomware. We started by asking how many have been the victim of a ransomware attack – it turns out nearly 17% had been. Sadly, this fairly large number didn’t come as much of a surprise to us given the headlines we have seen in the media recently.
Of course, one of the most difficult decisions anyone will make in their IT security career is “should I pay to get my data back”. …
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Posted by: Rich Langston |
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September 22, 2019 at 09:09AM
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