When it comes to cybercrime, today’s small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are an easy target. Budgets and staffing are limited, and finding the right skilled people is difficult. Many opt to rely on a managed service provider (MSP) to administer their IT needs and keep their workloads and systems secure.  Download this report to lower the risk of a data breach and achieve better protection.

This report represents a global outlook and is based on over 650,000 unique endpoints distributed around the world. The main focus here is on threats for Windows operating systems, as they are much more prevalent when compared with macOS. We will see how the situation develops and may include data on macOS threats in the next report, as there has been a recent spike in these threats.

With the alarming increase of complexity and volume of attacks, the US Department of Homeland Security confirmed that ransomware is a major threat to national security. 2022 will see both an increase in the number of ransomware attacks along with more avenues being exploited to inflict an attack.

The war against ransomware is real and everyone must be prepared for an attack on their data. The good news is that by preparing in advance, you can align to a framework that provides a reliable strategy when status quo operations are disrupted.

Ransomware is becoming an increasing risk due to the appearance of ransomware as a target and ransomware kits on the dark web.  Understanding the scope of ransomware and how if could affect your business may help you decide if your Backup/DR plan is up to the challenge.