Survey Says a Quarter of Companies Would Pay Ransom to Hackers
Nearly a quarter of companies (24.6%) say they would be willing to pay hackers a ransom to prevent a cyberattack, a new survey finds.
To stop cybercriminals from releasing sensitive information, 14% of companies would pay a ransom in excess of $1 million, according to a survey of 209 information technology security professionals worldwide by the Cloud Security Alliance.