Ransomware attacks on organizations are likely to continue unabated in the near term. A new survey by Proofpoint polled 600 IT security professionals from around the world on trends related to phishing and other email-borne threats. A September 2019 Dark Reading survey showed a nearly fourfold increase over 2018 in ransomware victims that paid to get their data back after an infection. The average ransom demands in these attacks tended to range from around $1 million to over $5.3 million. In July, some 1,400 mayors committed to not paying a ransom in case they were attacked.”]