96% of Indian Organizations Hit By Ransomware: Says Report
According to the Sophos report on the “state of Ransomware 2024” survey, 96% of Indian organizations that were hit by ransomware over the past year engaged law enforcement or official government bodies for help with the attack.
Also, Sophos states that about 59% of the organizations engaged with law enforcement also reported finding the process easy. Depending on the survey, affected organizations reached out to law enforcement and/or office government bodies for a range of guidance with ransomware attacks.
More than two thirds 71% of those that had their data encrypted received help from law enforcement to recover their data from the ransomware attack- the highest level of support in recovering encrypted data across all countries.
Sunil Sharm, VP of sales, Sophos said, “The high rate of Indian organizations looking for law enforcement aid for ransomware attack signals a positive shift in the country’s cybersecurity landscape.”
“The upcoming DPDP Act, is set to come into effect in July, will further strengthen these efforts by encouraging transparency and facilitating collaboration between private and public sectors in combating cybercrime” he added.
The Sophos report has analyzed around 5000 IT decision-makers across 14 countries that includes around 500 Indian respondents. Impacted organizations reached out to law enforcement or official government bodies for a range of assistance with ransomware attacks.
Therefore, as per the report, 71 percent reported that they have received advice on dealing with ransomware, while 70% have received support while analyzing the attacks. Also, around 71% of those who had their data encrypted have received help from law enforcement to recover their data from ransomware attack.
Chester Wisniewski, Director, Field CTO Sophos, said, “While improving cooperation and working with the law enforcement after an attack are all good developments, we require to move from simply treating the symptoms of ransomware for preventing those attacks in the first place”.
