topic Ransomware Stats Continue to Climb in Tech Talk https://community.isc2.org/t5/Tech-Talk/Ransomware-Stats-Continue-to-Climb/m-p/25204#M1512 <P>Trend Micro <A href="https://blog.trendmicro.com/where-will-ransomware-go-in-the-second-half-of-2019/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</A> the following stats on ransomware. Was it really that bad in 2016/17? Apparently, but detections have gotten better. The prediction is that actors will continue to target high profile bigger payouts for the remainder of the year. Shore up your defenses now!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Year-Over-Year Ransomware Detections</P><P>2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1,078,091,703<BR />2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;631,128,278<BR />2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;55,470,005<BR />2019 (Jan to May) 43,854,210</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Year-Over-Year Number of New Ransomware Families</P><P>2016 247<BR />2017 327<BR />2018 222<BR />2019 (Jan to May) 44</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:34:14 GMT AppDefects 2019-07-12T17:34:14Z Ransomware Stats Continue to Climb https://community.isc2.org/t5/Tech-Talk/Ransomware-Stats-Continue-to-Climb/m-p/25204#M1512 <P>Trend Micro <A href="https://blog.trendmicro.com/where-will-ransomware-go-in-the-second-half-of-2019/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</A> the following stats on ransomware. Was it really that bad in 2016/17? Apparently, but detections have gotten better. The prediction is that actors will continue to target high profile bigger payouts for the remainder of the year. Shore up your defenses now!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Year-Over-Year Ransomware Detections</P><P>2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1,078,091,703<BR />2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;631,128,278<BR />2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;55,470,005<BR />2019 (Jan to May) 43,854,210</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Year-Over-Year Number of New Ransomware Families</P><P>2016 247<BR />2017 327<BR />2018 222<BR />2019 (Jan to May) 44</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:34:14 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Tech-Talk/Ransomware-Stats-Continue-to-Climb/m-p/25204#M1512 AppDefects 2019-07-12T17:34:14Z