IDC Why Secure Backup is Safer than Paying the Ransom

When an organization chooses to pay the ransom, leaders must first spend time discussing the decision with the legal team and others that may be impacted. Then the team may spend time negotiating with the attackers. Then more time is spent on the decryption process itself — and as noted in the same survey, the decryption process may not even work in some cases. 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. Download the IDC white paper to find out why paying ransom isn’t the quick fix organizations hope for.