Veeam surveyed 250 CISOs, information security professionals, and backup administrators from different organizations through an independent research firm to learn what type of ransomware attack they suffered and what they learned from it.

• 96% of ransomware attacks targeted backup repositories
• 16% were able to recover data without paying a ransom
• 26% of organizations that paid the ransom still have not recovered their data

Learn how IT and cybersecurity leaders addressed these issues:

• Be relentless with security: 37% of organizations restored to a test or sandbox environment before moving to production
• Reduce your risk exposure: 63% of organizations are at risk of reinfection during the restoration process
• Coordination is key: 69% of organizations believe a significant or complete overhaul between IT and cybersecurity teams is necessary
  
  

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