A 2023 survey among cybersecurity leaders of worldwide organizations revealed that 55 percent of organizations in Brazil paid the ransom and got data back. France ranked second by the share of organizations that restored the data by running backups, as 87 percent reported doing so. However, the country also ranked first by the percentage of companies that paid the ransom but didn't get the data back.
Methods for restoring data after ransomware attacks in worldwide organizations as of March 2023, by country
Cybersecurity leaders of 100-5,000 employee organizations
Supplementary notes
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you know the root cause of the ransomware attack your organization experienced in the last year? Selection of answer options. Base numbers in chart."
Organizations with 100-5,000 employees. 2023 data was conducted in 14 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.
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