This statistic ranks the most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016. According to the survey, 43 percent of respondents said the ransomware was unleashed by phishing or social engineering.
Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016
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Ponemon Institute. (January 31, 2017). Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/
Ponemon Institute. "Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016." Chart. January 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/
Ponemon Institute. (2017). Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/
Ponemon Institute. "Most Common Ways That Smes in The United States Fell Victim to Their Most Recent Ransomware Attack as of September 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/
Ponemon Institute, Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/
