Government Organizations Lose Nearly a Month in Downtime for Every Ransomware Attack

Recent research by Comparitech reveals the shocking truth about ransomware attacks on government entities; they have a longer impact than anyone thought. Tracking over 1100 government-targeted ransomware attacks over a period of six years, researchers discovered that each day of downtime cost entities nearly $83,600, and that in each attack the downtime lasted for an average of 27.8 days. Compared to other sectors, government struggled most to get on its feet; healthcare’s downtime costs approached $900,000 per day but total downtime lasted just over two weeks. Manufacturing’s downtime totals…