Reacting slowly to a security breach opens up your business to more threats, report warns

Ransomware.

• Delayed breach response over nine hours leads to 79% chance of ransomware infection, report notes
• Small businesses face steep recovery costs, up to $2,000 per employee
• Detection is hindered by evasion tactics and lack of automated incident response systems

If a company takes more than nine hours to respond to an email breach, it is almost definitely going to also get a ransomware infection, experts have warned.