43% of Australian organisations pay ransoms in response to a cyberattack, according to Barracuda’s Ransomware Insights Report 2025.  Other interesting statistics in the report include:

• Only 45 per cent of Australian organisations polled had some form of email security solution in place, despite email phishing being the most common attack vector.  I.e. tricking an employee into taking some action resulting in the criminal gaining access.

• 51 per cent of ransomware victims reported damage to their brand and reputation

• 49 per cent faced significant recovery costs.

https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/12513-research-43-per-cent-of-australian-ransomware-victims-pay-criminals-to-recover-their-data

What measures does your organisation have in place to protect against criminals seeking to extort a ransom?  If your organisation is a Small or Medium size Enterprise (SME) then you should have at least three, and that is before you even consider any technical/IT measures.  Many people think of cybersecurity as an IT issue, and yet technical security measures address less than half of all risk to data security.

If you’re unsure what you should have in place, please reach out for an obligation free initial consultation.

Holistic Cyber Australia

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