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Scary Stats About Hackers

52% of companies felt obliged to pay the ransom.

Fortunately, 66% of them retrieved their lost data. Be that as it may, paying the ransom doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get the data back. For instance, 34% of companies didn’t succeed in getting back their data even though they paid for it.

Mimecast

Small businesses are the target of 43% of cyberattacks.

Small business hacking statistics show that, out of all the attacks in the report, these represent the largest share. The reason behind this is apparent—deficiency of knowledge and resources. In particular, many small businesses aren’t aware of the security risks they might face.

Consequently, attackers take advantage of this vulnerability. Thus, small businesses must become more aware and invest in the best digital security.

Small Business Trends

Passwords can be hacked in less than an hour.

Worse, as computer hardware processing capacity advances, this period is becoming even shorter.

On the positive side, hacking statistics show that passwords of at least 12 characters and lowercase letters can be hacked in a year. Things are looking even better for passwords that have at least 15 characters. In that case, a hacker would need 1,000 years to hack them.

Security Magazine

The average attack cost $4.24 million in 2021
Security Magazine
Security Magazine
Every 39 seconds, a hacker attack occurs.
UMSL Daily
UMSL Daily
Small businesses are the target of 43% of cyberattacks
Small Business Trends
Small Business Trends
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52% of adults aged 16 to 50+ in the US reuse the same password. They use the same password for multiple but not all of their accounts. In contrast, 35% use a different password for all accounts. Meanwhile, 13% reuse the same password for all their accounts.

Google/Harris Poll, 2019

Only 18% of organizations were able to block at least one piece of ransomware through the year.

Verizon, 2020

Small businesses with 500 employees or less underestimate the likelihood of a cyberattack. Two out of the three senior SMB leaders believe that a cyberattack is unlikely.

Keeper

53% of users around the globe have not changed their password in the last 12 months despite hearing about data breaches in news reports.

Last Pass

In April 2021, hackers leaked sensitive data of 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries.

Business Insider

A study confirms that passwords can be hacked in less than an hour.
Security Magazine
Security Magazine
Spear phishing is the most popular method used in targeted attacks
Symantec
Symantec
There is an average of 38.4 passwords in use for every human worldwide
SC Magazie
SC Magazie
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There will be a shortage of 3.5 million cybersecurity specialists on the market by 2021.

Google/Harris Poll, 2019

About 35% of Americans have had their identity stolen or have been hacked.

NY Post

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