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08/13/2024

74% of ransomware victims were attacked multiple times in a year

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An alarming trend toward multiple, sometimes simultaneous cyber attacks forces business leaders to re-evaluate their cyber resilience strategies to address common points of failure, including inadequate identity system backup and recovery practices, according to Semperis.

Survey of nearly 1,000 IT and security professionals shows 83% of organizations were targeted by ransomware attacks in the past year with a high degree of success, sounding alarming trends in attack frequency, severity, and consequences.

Companies are suffering successful ransomware attacks multiple times within the same year — resulting in closures, layoffs, loss of revenue and customer trust, and cancelation of cyber insurance.

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