[Academic Research] Do you have experience with ransomware?
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This is an academic research survey targeting U.S.-based IT and security professionals at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have experienced ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2025. The research aims to empirically study which security controls effectively enable recovery and resilience after ransomware incidents at the SME scale. The survey is IRB-approved, anonymous, and offers no compensation. It does not describe a specific vulnerability or active threat but seeks to gather data on ransomware experiences.
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Has your organization been hit by ransomware?
I'm a doctoral candidate at Capitol Technology University, MD. I'm researching which security controls actually enable recovery and resilience in SMEs after a ransomware attack, one of the first empirical looks at what works at small-business scale, not enterprise scale.
Doctoral survey, IRB-approved. Looking for U.S.-based security/IT Pros at organizations with <500 employees that experienced a ransomware attack between 2021–2025.
Time: 15–25 minutes. Anonymous. No compensation.
Thank you!
https://techstudy.limesurvey.net/748327?lang=en&newtest=Y
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