This statistic depicts the percentage of organizations who had experienced ransomware attacks in 2016, distinguished by the type of solution implemented. According to the survey, 43 percent of organizations, who did not conduct online anti-phishing training for employees had experienced ransomware incident in 2016.
Percentage of organizations experiencing ransomware attacks as of 2016, by type of solution implemented
Type of solution implemented
Don't Do
Somewhat Implemented
Mostly Implemented
Completely Implemented
Security software that filters out ransomware
29%
42%
36%
29%
Quarterly/Annual "Break Room"- style training
40%
39%
26%
22%
Monthly security videos/emails
44%
32%
26%
23%
Phishig testing of high-risk employees
44%
43%
21%
24%
Online training for all employees with frequent phishing attack testing
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