Solutionary SERT Q2 Report: 88 Percent of All Ransomware Is Detected in Healthcare Industry

Solutionary, an NTT Group security company (NYSE: NTT) and leading cybersecurity services provider, today announced the results of its Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) Quarterly Threat Report for Q2 2016. Solutionary SERT performed a broad analysis of the threat landscape, which uncovered several key findings. Most notably, the Solutionary SERT found companies in the healthcare industry had the most ransomware present, accounting for 88 percent of all ransomware detections in Q2. In addition, Cryptowall was the top ransomware variant Solutionary detected during the quarter, accounting for nearly 94 percent of detections.