Fortinet has released a good Executive Summary entitled “MAPPING THE RANSOMWARE LANDSCAPE“. This provides a pretty good overview of today’s ransomware problems.
Grim Statistics:
- Ransomware infected 30K to 50K devices monthly
- $850M was paid out to Ransomware attacks in 2016
- Ransomware is underreported. Fewer than 1 in 4 report the attack
- 63% of organizations experienced business-threatening downtime
- 34% of companies lost money
- 97% of phishing emails now deliver ransomware
Ransomware Distribution:
- Email Links, 31%
- Email Attachments, 28%
- Website Attachments, 24%
- Unknown Sources, 9%
- Social Media, 4%
- Business Applications, 1%
Software As A Service (SAAS) Infections:
- Dropbox, 70%
- Microsoft Office 365, 29%
- Google Apps, 12%
- Box, 6%
- Salesforce, 3%
Ransomware Types:
- Off-the-Shelf Ransomware
- Ransomware as a Service
- Ransomware Affiliate Programs
- Attacks on IoT Devices
Takeaways:
- Stop Known Threats
- Detect New Threats
- Mitigate the Unseen
- Prepare for the Unexpected
- Back Up Critical Systems and Data