Ransomware has been a growing scourge for years, but recent attacks illustrate a growing sophistication by attackers within this slice of the cybercrime underbelly. The number of ransomware attacks has jumped by 350 percent since 2018, the average ransom payment increased by more than 100 percent in 2020, downtime is up by 200 percent and the average cost per incident is on the rise. Threatpost is releasing this eBook at a time of unprecedented growth for this type of cyberattack. Businesses need to view ransomware as a future event to plan for, not a hypothetical abstract abstract.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ebook-2021-ransomware-emerging-risks/165477/