This statistic depicts the result of a survey where respondents were asked several questions in order to perceive their thoughts towards ransomware in September 2016. According to the survey, 57 percent of respondents believed that their company is too small to be a target of ransomware and only 46 percent of respondents believed that prevention of ransomware attacks is a high priority for their company.
Perceptions about ransomware according to SME in the United States in September 2016
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
A ransomware attack would have serious financial consequences for our company
59%
My company believes it is too small to be the target of ransomware
57%
My company would never pay ransom even if we lost the data
47%
Prevention of ransomware attacks is a high priority for our company
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Ponemon Institute. (January 31, 2017). Perceptions about ransomware according to SME in the United States in September 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701070/perceptions-about-ransomware-sme/
Ponemon Institute. "Perceptions about ransomware according to SME in the United States in September 2016." Chart. January 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701070/perceptions-about-ransomware-sme/
Ponemon Institute. (2017). Perceptions about ransomware according to SME in the United States in September 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701070/perceptions-about-ransomware-sme/
Ponemon Institute. "Perceptions about Ransomware According to Sme in The United States in September 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701070/perceptions-about-ransomware-sme/
Ponemon Institute, Perceptions about ransomware according to SME in the United States in September 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701070/perceptions-about-ransomware-sme/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Perceptions about ransomware according to SME in the United States in September 2016 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701070/perceptions-about-ransomware-sme/
