ESG

49% of affected organizations took up to five business days to recover from a ransomware attack.

Only 59% of organizations deploy immutable storage.

54% of IT professionals view target backup appliances as more secure than integrated appliances.

94% of IT decision-makers said that immutable backups are essential to achieving a comprehensive ransomware protection strategy.

96% of organizations attacked by ransomware said backups were targeted.

45% of organizations experienced multiple ransomware attacks.

Almost every organization (96%) that has experienced a ransomware attack in the past two years said that their backup data has been targeted at least once.

81% of IT professionals say immutable backup storage built on Zero Trust principles is the best defense against ransomware.

Over 90% of IT decision-makers said that Zero Trust principles, storing backup copies in multiple locations, and segmenting backup software and storage provide the defense needed to protect against ransomware threats.

77% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as more aligned with Zero Trust principles than integrated appliances.

35% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering stronger backup/restore performance than integrated appliances.

Two-thirds of organizations suffered a ransomware attack.

Only 58% of organizations polled follow the 3-2-1 rule (three copies of data, stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept off-site).

54% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering better overall security than integrated appliances.

Most affected organizations could not recover all of their data after a ransomware attack.