As of the second quarter of 2022, the average length of interruption after ransomware attacks at businesses and organizations in the United States was 24 days. This was less than the downtime duration in previous quarter, 26 days. Overall, between the first quarter of 2020 and the fourth quarter of 2021, the average duration of the downtime after a ransomware attack had increased from 15 to 24 days.
Average duration of downtime after a ransomware attack at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 2nd quarter 2022
The figures have been taken from several publications.
The source adds the following information: "The figures represent the amount of time that the impacted organizations experienced some amount of material interruption or showed less than 100 percent productivity as a result of the attack."
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Coveware. (July 28, 2022). Average duration of downtime after a ransomware attack at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275029/length-of-downtime-after-ransomware-attack-us/
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Coveware. (2022). Average duration of downtime after a ransomware attack at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 2nd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275029/length-of-downtime-after-ransomware-attack-us/
Coveware. "Average Duration of Downtime after a Ransomware Attack at Organizations in The United States from 1st Quarter 2020 to 2nd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275029/length-of-downtime-after-ransomware-attack-us/
Coveware, Average duration of downtime after a ransomware attack at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 2nd quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275029/length-of-downtime-after-ransomware-attack-us/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Average duration of downtime after a ransomware attack at organizations in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph], Coveware, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275029/length-of-downtime-after-ransomware-attack-us/
