Ransomware is increasing at an alarming rate and from the looks of it, SMBs simply aren’t prepared. According to AppRiver’s 2019 Cyberthreat Index for Business Survey Report, three-quarters of SMBs believe a successful attack would be harmful to their business with only 36% believing they can actually survive a successful attack without sustaining short- and long-term business losses.
And rather than prepare with a strong defense and response plan, the data shows the cybercriminals have the upper hand:
Of the 45% of SMBs stating they are unwilling to pay ransoms, legal, healthcare, and nonprofit industries topped the list.
The AppRiver data shows that, despite the availability of solutions to protect, detect, and remediate ransomware attacks, SMBs simply aren’t ready. Instead, SMBs should arm themselves with a simple, yet effective, strategy:
KnowBe4’s "RanSim" gives you a quick look at the effectiveness of your existing network protection. RanSim will simulate 13 ransomware infection scenarios and 1 cryptomining infection scenario and show you if a workstation is vulnerable.
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