During a 2020 survey, 36 percent of responding IT managers from Brazil stated that the organization they worked for was able to stop a ransomware attack before data could be encrypted. The same statement was expressed by 19 percent of respondents from Colombia. In addition, nearly three out of ten respondents in Brazil said their organization had to pay a ransom to regain access to encrypted data after an attack.
Share of attacks to organizations stopped before data was encrypted in selected Latin American countries as of February 2020
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Sophos. (May 15, 2020). Share of attacks to organizations stopped before data was encrypted in selected Latin American countries as of February 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184130/attacks-stopped-before-encryption-latin-american/
Sophos. "Share of attacks to organizations stopped before data was encrypted in selected Latin American countries as of February 2020." Chart. May 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184130/attacks-stopped-before-encryption-latin-american/
Sophos. (2020). Share of attacks to organizations stopped before data was encrypted in selected Latin American countries as of February 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184130/attacks-stopped-before-encryption-latin-american/
Sophos. "Share of Attacks to Organizations Stopped before Data Was Encrypted in Selected Latin American Countries as of February 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184130/attacks-stopped-before-encryption-latin-american/
Sophos, Share of attacks to organizations stopped before data was encrypted in selected Latin American countries as of February 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184130/attacks-stopped-before-encryption-latin-american/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of attacks to organizations stopped before data was encrypted in selected Latin American countries as of February 2020 [Graph], Sophos, May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184130/attacks-stopped-before-encryption-latin-american/
