This statistic depicts the most common reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016. According to the survey, 51 percent of respondents said that they did not report the ransomware attack to avoid the publicity. Another ten percent did not want the attackers to retaliate.
Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016
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Ponemon Institute. (January 31, 2017). Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute. "Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016." Chart. January 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute. (2017). Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute. "Reasons for Smes in The United States to Not Report Their Most Recent Ransomware Attack to Law Enforcement as of September 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute, Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 10, 2025)
Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed