This statistic depicts the most common reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016. According to the survey, 51 percent of respondents said that they did not report the ransomware attack to avoid the publicity. Another ten percent did not want the attackers to retaliate.
Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016
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Ponemon Institute. (January 31, 2017). Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/
Ponemon Institute. "Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016." Chart. January 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/
Ponemon Institute. (2017). Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/
Ponemon Institute. "Reasons for Smes in The United States to Not Report Their Most Recent Ransomware Attack to Law Enforcement as of September 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/
Ponemon Institute, Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Reasons for SMEs in the United States to not report their most recent ransomware attack to law enforcement as of September 2016 [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/701308/reasons-for-not-reporting-ransomware-incident-to-law-enforcement/