Here are some statistics according to Sophos’ white paper, The State of Ransomware 2020:
• Around 73%of ransomware attacks against organizations have successfully stolen and encrypted data.
• More than56% of victims (organizations) have successfully restored their data using backups.
• The average cost to recover from a ransomware attack: is approximately $1,448,000 by paying the ransom,
is approximately $733,000 by restoring from a backup or without paying the demanded amount.
Sobers, R. (2021). 81ransomware statistics, data, trends and facts for 2021. Varonis, Retrieved from https://www.varonis.com/blog/ransomware-statistics-2021/
