This statistic ranks the most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016. According to the survey, 43 percent of respondents said the ransomware was unleashed by phishing or social engineering.
Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016
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Ponemon Institute. (January 31, 2017). Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute. "Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016." Chart. January 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute. (2017). Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute. "Most Common Ways That Smes in The United States Fell Victim to Their Most Recent Ransomware Attack as of September 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ponemon Institute, Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
Most common ways that SMEs in the United States fell victim to their most recent ransomware attack as of September 2016 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701296/experience-of-unleashing-the-ransomware/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
