Security News > 2017 > January > Ransom is the main motivation behind cyber attacks (Help Net Security)
2017-01-11 13:00
49% of businesses confirmed being the subject of a ransom campaign in 2016, according to Radware. What’s more, 27% of IT professionals surveyed chose data leakage or loss as a key concern when faced with a cyber-attack, while only 19% chose service outage, 16% selected reputation loss, and just 9% cited customer or partner loss. Which motives are behind any cyber-attacks your organization experienced?
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