Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$590 million
Financial organizations reported $590 million in ransomware payments in the first half of 2021, a 42 percent increase from 2020.
SOURCE: "Hard Choices in a Ransomware Attack" by CSIS's Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo.
95 percent
Governments on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as NATO, have issued particular warnings of Russian submarine presence near undersea fiber-optic cables—critical infrastructure that carry over 95 percent of international data.
SOURCE: "Security Implications of Nord Stream Sabotage" by CSIS's Joseph Majkut, Leslie Palti-Guzman, Max Bergmann, Colin Wall, and Allegra Dawes.
260 people
More than 260 people lost their lives this August due to drug cartel violence in Mexican cities, including Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Tijuana.
SOURCE: "Revisiting Counter-Narcotics Policy in the Western Hemisphere" by CSIS's Daniel F. Runde.
90 percent
Lake Chad, a crucial water and livelihood source in the Sahel, has shrunk by 90 percent since 1960, displacing 2.3 million people and creating a humanitarian crisis.
SOURCE: "Supporting Water Programming in the Sahel" by CSIS's Conor M. Savoy and Alexandra Norris.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
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