In recent months, Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services has seen the number of reported ransomware incidents climb again. The varieties of ransomware and the differing technical abilities of the criminals make effective response especially challenging. Breach response services, such as forensics and legal counsel, are often necessary in ransomware attacks to determine the attack vector and level of access obtained by the attacker. If the attacker accessed or exfiltrated personally identifiable information or protected health information, notification to affected individuals may be required by law.

BBR Services is on the front-lines of breach management and has attained a wealth of cyber expertise and knowledge of emerging trends. From this vantage point we have compiled the 2017 Beazley Breach Briefing, which is based on our 2016 data and provides our unique insight into key trends in data breach causes including factors that impact costs of data breaches.