1、Essential guidance for building operational resilience against cyberattacksSemperis experts weigh in on results from a ransomware survey of 900 IT and security leadersRansomware Risk Report2024“We must assume an ever-present state of threat.You cannot keep ransomware off the field.Its like trying to

2、 fence a field to keep off water.The water is an ever-present and resourceful foe.”Chris Inglis Strategic Advisor,SemperisFirst US National Cyber DirectoriRansomware,once a sporadic menace,has evolved into an unrelenting adversary.Attacks are no longer isolated incidents;they occur incessantly.Crimi

3、nal groups orchestrate multiple strikes in rapid succession,exploiting vulnerabilities across organizations.Ransomware infiltrates diverse sectors healthcare,IT/telecom,education,utilities,and more leaving chaos in its wake.Critical systems,including Microsoft Active Directory,have become a top atta

4、ck target.Semperis partnered with international research firm Censuswide to conduct a comprehensive study,spanning multiple industries across the United States,the United Kingdom,France,and Germany,to examine the alarming trends in ransomwares frequency,severity,and consequences.The 2024 Ransomware

5、Risk Report reveals concerning statistics for business,IT,and security leaders.Executive SummaryAttacks are frequent and continuousOrganizations must recalibrate their defenses to embrace an“assume constant breach”stance.The 2024 Ransomware Risk Report reveals that 74%of victims were attacked not on

6、ce,but multiple times.Certain countries and industries were more likely to experience subsequent attacks.But overall,more than half the companies we surveyed were successfully breached two or more times sometimes within the same day.Business disruption is widespread and pervasiveWe found evidence of