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How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks

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Attacks doubled

Ransomware attacks almost doubled during 2021 over 2020, according to Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 report, affecting 66% of businesses, up from 37%. This represents a 78% year-over-year increase, indicating that adversaries have become far more capable at conducting operations at scale.


They have also become increasingly proficient at encrypting data. In 2021, data encryption was successful in 65% of attacks, an increase from the 54% …

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