Technology35%
Marketing29%
Operations23%
IT12%
This is going to vary significantly based on maturity of the company and the business they are in. A 100 year old manufacturing firm will likely has significantly higher Operations budget than a new SaaS startup
Insider threats – rogue admins24%
Encrypting my data39%
Deleting my backup copies13%
Resident malware18%
Data theft – data exfiltration5%
Other
Pay $$ just set us free20%
Negotiate with the attackers34%
Hire a professional IR team44%
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This is going to vary significantly based on maturity of the company and the business they are in. A 100 year old manufacturing firm will likely has significantly higher Operations budget than a new SaaS startup