There are conflicting reports over whether or not ransomware attacks are growing. Many organizations state (quite convincingly) that it’s the most popular malware form and that ransom-related attacks have been increasing at a rapid rate over the past year. However, other reports offer a more nuanced point of view.While the raw number of ransom-based attacks is increasing, the proportion of ransom-related attacks is dropping over the last part of 2017. Many businesses are not paying out the ransoms, motivating criminals to try other malware methods.

I compare the results and show how they differ in my latest blog post for IBM”s Security Intelligence blog.