A 2021 survey of IT security professionals revealed that 28 percent of organizations had faced one to ten e-mail-based ransomware attacks. A further 14 percent said their organization saw 50 or more ransomware attacks originating via e-mail.
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Data is based on a survey of more than 600 information and IT security professionals across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
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Proofpoint. (May 2, 2022). Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
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Proofpoint. (2022). Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
Proofpoint. "Volume of E-mail-based Ransomware Attacks Faced by Organizations Worldwide in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/
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Volume of e-mail-based ransomware attacks faced by organizations worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Proofpoint, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147459/volume-email-based-ransomware-attacks-organizations-face-it-professionals/