Companies should not lower their guard against cyberattacks during holidays and weekends. Instead, they should bolster their defences against ransomware attacks during these times. The most effective protection against threats during the holidays is maintaining awareness and having a robust backup and recovery plan ready to deploy when needed.
Malcolm Turnbull, Semperis Strategic Advisor, former Australian Prime Minister
To examine trends in ransomware’s frequency, severity, and impact, Semperis partnered with international research firm Censuswide to conduct a comprehensive study spanning multiple industries across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The first report of our findings—2024 Ransomware Risk Report—revealed that ransomware attacks are incessant and costly. A second report—2024 Ransomware Holiday Risk Report—examined the timing of attacks that occur during periods of corporate distraction (including holidays, weekends, and material events such as mergers, IPOs, and layoffs) and potential gaps in organizations’ cybersecurity defenses.
This supplement expands our research. We asked 250 organizations in Australia and New Zealand to respond to a subset of our study questions to determine their experience with the topics discussed in the previous reports.
