Why Rapid Recovery is Safer than Paying the Ransom

Every minute of downtime can mean thousands of dollars in lost business. When ransomware hits, paying the ransom can be tempting, but it isn't the quick fix organizations are hoping for. Instead, enterprises can confidently focus their efforts — and precious time — on recovery, without spending cycles deciding on whether to pay the cost of ransom.

• 76.8%

  had data stolen in their recent attack

• 39.9%

  of the companies that paid ransom, paid more than $50,000

• 19.4%

  of organizations experienced one week of downtime