Team INTERPOL has been officially announced May 12 as Anti-Ransomware Day, Ransomware attacks are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, and they can have a devastating impact on individuals, businesses, and organizations. Raising awareness about ransomware strains is an important step.
Ransomware is a type of sophisticated malware that generally encrypts the victim's files or data and demands a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key.
Impact of Ransomware attack:
Ransomware attacks can have significant and long-lasting impact
Data loss
Financial loss
Reputation damage
Legal and regulatory consequences
Operational disruption
Recent Ransomware attack statistic:
Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common in recent years.
Ransomware attacks increased by 485% in 2020: According to a report by cybersecurity firm SonicWall, ransomware attacks increased from 187.9 million in 2019 to 1.1 billion in 2020.
The average ransom payment increased by 171% in 2020: According to Coveware's Quarterly Ransomware Report, the average ransom payment increased from $84,116 in Q4 2019 to $154,108 in Q4 2020.
The healthcare industry is a top target for ransomware attacks: According to a report by Beazley Breach Response Services, healthcare organizations accounted for 27% of all ransomware attacks in the first three quarters of 2020.
Preventive measures for ransomware attack
Implement strong security measures
Keep software up-to-date
Use strong passwords
Backup important data
Be cautious of email attachments and links
Which of the following is an example of Ransomware
Data Exfilteration
Data Encryption
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