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Australian businesses most concerned about security naïve employees

The cyber landscape continues to face new battles, from the proliferation of ransomware to the need for chief information security officers (CISOs) to have a budget that matches the size of the security challenge, according to Garrett O’Hara, field chief technologist at Mimecast.

Australian businesses most concerned about security naïve employees
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Australian businesses most concerned about security naïve employees

Mimecast’s State of Email Security 2022 report suggests 77 per cent of Australian companies were hurt by a ransomware attack in 2021, up from 64 per cent in 2020. Of that 77 per cent, 62 per cent paid the ransom, but 30 per cent still did not recover their data.

It’s not just Australia with the problem. The SOES report also found globally, 75 per cent of respondents had been impacted by ransomware in 2022. 

Read more at CyberSecurity Connect

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