The speed of ransomware: 3 seconds to encryption [Infographic]

Ransomware has reached epidemic proportions, especially among small and midsize businesses (SMBs). A 2015 Securities and Exchange Commission statement noted that SMBs are at “greater risk” of cybercrime, including ransomware, compared to larger enterprises, and they “are far more vulnerable once they are victimized.”

Security service provider Arctic Wolf Networks reports that it has seen a “433 percent increase in ransomware attacks this year among our SMB customers.”

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