Although the ransom can be costly, the reality is that the downtime inflicted by ransomware can be even more damaging to businesses.
Decide
Evaluate if paying the ransom is your best bet. If you have off-site, real-time cloud backup, then you will be able to dodge downtime and get back up and running without giving in to the criminal's demands. But if you aren't prepared for an outbreak, paying to regain access to the files may be more pocket-friendly than halting business operations for an extended period of time. Seventy-two percent of infected business users could not access their data for at least two days following a ransomware outbreak, and 17 percent were down for at least 10 days – that's time and money that can never be regained. Can you afford to take that risk?