Median #ransomware recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors, Energy and Water, quadrupled to $3 million this year, according to The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024 report, released today.

"Criminals focus where they can cause the most pain and disruption so the public will demand quick resolutions, and they hope, ransom payments to restore services more quickly. This makes utilities prime targets for ransomware attacks,” says Chester Wisniewski, global field CTO at Sophos.

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The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024

275 IT/cybersecurity leaders from the energy, oil/gas and utilities sector share their ransomware experiences, providing new insights into the business impact of ransomware.

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