Ransomware attacks on SMBs
ESET: ransomware attacks target small and medium-sized businesses. IT security has a lot of catching up to do, especially in the SME sector. German medium-sized companies are the engine of innovation in the economy. According to the Federal Association of SMEs, 99,5 percent of companies in Germany are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They often fail to recognize their importance and neglect the topic of IT security. For this reason, many cyber criminals have adapted their arsenals to precisely these companies. Their attack methods range from Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, which lead to hours of downtime and high revenue losses, to malware attacks, especially with ransomware. Successful blackmail Trojan attacks can ...