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"If a $2m ransomware attack hits your organization every 5 years"

The question is - how do you know that it is going to hit you every 5 years?

This isn't a completely random event. If you build up a reputation of being a soft target, other hackers will try to dip their beaks, too. And there is a lot of them out there.

Paying even one Danegeld attracts more Vikings to your shore.



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