Over 40 per cent of UK firms who admit suffering security breaches
have reported attacks by ransomware, UK IT reseller Foursys has found.
In a study of over 400 UK companies of all sizes - including SMBs -
in the public and private sectors, Foursys asked each company whether it
had been a victim of a security breach in 2015. The vast majority (69.2
per cent) said no, while 15.8 per cent said yes, and a further 15.8 per
cent said that they did not wish to disclose whether they had been
breached or not.
Those respondents who said ‘yes' were then asked to specify which kinds of security breaches they suffered.
Read more: http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2443503/over-40-per-cent-of-uk-security-breaches-stem-from-ransomware-attacks
