Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today released its seventh annual State of Ransomware report, a vendor-agnostic survey of IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries including the UAE, identifying the impact of ransomware on businesses and how prepared organizations are to defend against them. This year's report reveals that globally identity is the dominant initial access vector (IAV), with four in five (79%) of ransomware attacks starting with compromised identities. In the UAE, organizations that suffered ransomware attacks reported an average recovery cost of US$665,000, highlighting the significant financial impact ...