Ransomware attacks have doubled in each of the last two years, and account for 22 percent of all 2021 cyber attacks. The amount held for ransom increased from $5,000 in 2018 to $200,00 in 2020. Every 11 seconds an attempted ransomware attack occurred in 2021, experts say. The crime pays, but its pretty easy to accomplish, and there are ways to protect your organization against it. The number of phishing attempts rose 200% in 2020, phishing is still a reliable attack vector, and as the world becomes more interconnected, the pathways into valuable OT systems multiply.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/ransomware-only-increasing-your-organization-protected-p-3179