Ransomware is Inevitable. Plan Ahead.
We surveyed 1,200 CISOs, information security professionals, and backup administrators from a variety of organizations via an independent research firm to unpack how they were attacked by ransomware and what they learned from it.
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96%
of ransomware attacks targeted backup repositories
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11%
were able to recover their data without paying a ransom
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27%
of organizations who paid the ransom still could not recover their data
Learn how IT and cybersecurity leaders addressed these issues:
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Be relentless with security
37% of organizations first restored to a sandbox before production
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Limit your risk exposure
63% of organizations run the risk of re‑infection during restoration
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Coordination is critical
63% of organizations believe a significant or complete overhaul is needed between IT and cybersecurity teams