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title: Cybersecurity Remains a Tick-The-Box Exercise Despite Jump in Cyberattacks and Ransom Payouts
description: "PR Newswire: With nearly a 10-percentage point jump in cyberattacks over the past year, Canadian business leaders rank cybersecurity as the No. 1 threat to their growth, finds a recent KPMG Private Enterprise™ survey. "
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# [Cybersecurity Remains a Tick-The-Box Exercise Despite Jump in Cyberattacks and Ransom Payouts](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/cybersecurity-remains-a-tick-the-box-exercise-despite-jump-in-cyberattacks-and-ransom-payouts)

 Written by [Cybersecurity](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/author/cybersecurity) | Nov 1, 2024 1:12:58 PM

#### *2024-10-31*

*PR Newswire:* With nearly a 10-percentage point jump in cyberattacks over the past year, Canadian business leaders rank cybersecurity as the No. 1 threat to their growth, finds a recent KPMG Private Enterprise™ survey. 

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