Ransomware Surveys Fill In Scope, Scale of Extortion Epidemic

November 21st, 2016

Some 50% of organizations have been hit with a ransomware infection in the last year, and of those, 85% have suffered from three or more attacks, according to a user survey conducted by security vendor SentinelOne.

As a result, 70% of respondents report an increase IT security spending, and 65% have changed their security strategies to focus on mitigation. More than half — 52% —  say they’ve lost faith in their antivirus protection.