SLIDE 3 KeyFindings
- Ransomware remains a massive threat to small-to-mid-sized
businesses (SMBs). From Q2 2016 - Q2 2018, 83% of SMBs reported ransomware attacks against their infrastructure. In the first 6 monthsof 2018alone,55 % reported increase of ransomwareattacks compared to the previous year. 92% of MSPs predict the number of ransomware attacks will continueat current,orworse,rates based on poor client education and a continued security by obscurity mindset.
- The average managed service providers (MSPs) report 4 of
these attacks within their client base per year. In the first half of 2018,analarming3 7of MSPsreport clients suffered multiple attacks in asingle day(upfrom 3 1from 2017).
- There is mandatory reporting in place.PIPEDA legislation
requires that RROSH breaches are reported to clients and authorities https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/privacy- breaches/respond-to-a-privacy-breach-at-your- business/gd_pb_201810/
- SMBs are largely in the dark about the frequency and severity
- f ransomware attacks. Nearly 90of MSPs are “highly
concerned”aboutthe ransomwarethreat and33report their SMB clients feel thesame.
- Lack of cybersecurity education is a leading cause of a
successful ransomware attack. MSPs rank phishing emails asthe top ransomwaredelivery methodfollowedbypooruser practices/gullibility and passwords/accessmanagement.
- The aftermath of a ransomware attack can be crippling for a
- business. When asked about the impacts of a successful
attack, 70of MSPs report victimized clients experienced a loss of business productivity. Morethan half report clients experienced business-threateningdowntime.
- The cost of business downtime is 7.5X greater than the cost of
the ransom requested. Canada not only has the highest average cost of ransom,but also the highestcost of downtime globally. MSPsreport the averagerequestedransomfor SMBs is ~$8,764 CAD while the average cost of downtime related to a ransomware attack is~$65,724 CAD.
- CanadianSMBsreport Windowsasthe mosttargeted system by
- hackers. They are also seeing a rise in attacks on Apple and
Androidsystems.
- Ransomware infections in the cloud continue to increase
year-over-year. Of MSPs that reportcloud-based malware infections,nearly 50calledout Office 365asthe target.
- In comparison to other solutions, the most effective for
avoiding downtime caused by ransomware is business continuity and disaster recovery . Roughly 90% of SMBs victimized clients with BCDR in place fully recovered from the attack in 24hours,or less.
