Rubrik Zero Labs<\/a> indicates.<\/p>\nA survey of organisations in the US and selected markets of Asia\u2013Pacific and EMEA found that 35% of Australian organisations had experienced a ransomware attack in the 12 months to September.<\/p>\n
One reason for the high rate of ransomware attacks targeting Australia could be the tendency of local organisations to pay their attacker. Of the Australian organisations that experienced a ransomware attack during the period, 95% reported paying a ransom to recover data and halt the attack. Despite this, not a single Australian organisation was able to recover and resume normal operations in less than an hour following an attack, with 23% taking more than 24 hours to recover.<\/p>\n
More than three-quarters (78%) of Australian organisations believe it would take them more than 24 hours to recover full service operations following a ransomware attack, with 34% believing it would take at least a week to do so. But the report also found that 92% of Australian organisations are planning to hire professionals specifically to manage or improve digital identity management, with 98% of local security leaders reporting identity-driven attacks as their top concern.<\/p>\n
Australian organisations are also increasingly responding to the threat with plans to shift towards cloud and SaaS-based services (88%) more than any other nation.<\/p>\n
Rubrik VP for A\/NZ David Rajkovic said the findings demonstrate the stark reality that ransomware remains one of Australia\u2019s most persistent and costly cyberthreats.<\/p>\n
\u201cTraditional defences clearly aren\u2019t enough. It is critical for Australian organisations to adopt a proactive security posture, one that prioritises rapid recovery, because paying ransoms only fuels the criminal ecosystem,\u201d he said. \u201cThe report highlights a nation that understands the threats and is keen to forge ahead with innovation, but unfortunately our nation lacks investment into appropriate security controls.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another significant finding is that nearly all (99%) Australian organisations have integrated or plan to integrate AI models or AI agents into their identity infrastructure. Rubrik CTO Kavitha Mariappan said this could pose a concern due to the threat that AI agents, if compromised, could grant threat actors direct access to sensitive systems and data.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI agents are a force multiplier \u2014\u00a0the only question is whether that force is positive or negative,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen compromised and used maliciously, AI agents can cause 10 times the damage in one-tenth of the time. We\u2019ve already seen the impact compromised human identities can have, and it\u2019s clear agentic identities are the next frontier.\u201d<\/p>\n
The markets covered by the report were the US, Japan, Australia, Singapore, India, the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
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