Recent research indicates a decline in ransom payments by UK businesses, with only 17% opting to pay after a breach. In 2024, 27% of victims paid ransoms, compared to 47% the previous year. Instead, 57% of organizations are recovering data through backups, making them three times more likely to do so than pay. Enhanced backup strategies include 72% of businesses implementing air-gapped backups and 59% utilizing immutable backups. A new government policy is also influencing the decline, as 24% of enterprises now refuse to pay ransoms.
Recovery isn't a last resort - it's a strategy. The organizations that plan and rehearse their recoveries are the ones that come through an attack strongest.
The government's new stance is bold - but the data shows the direction of travel was already clear. Paying the ransom used to feel like the only option.
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