Ransomware victims able to thwart attacks, report says

The vast majority of companies hit by ransomware attacks were able to stop the attacks.

By Maria Korolov

The vast majority of companies hit by ransomware attacks were able to stop the attacks by either preventing the malware from getting to their files, by successfully decrypting the files, or by restoring the files from backups, according to a report released today.

In a Vanson Bourne survey of 500 cybersecurity decision makers conducted last month, 48 percent said their organizations had been hit by at least one ransomware attack in the last 12 months, with the average victim hit six times.

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