Ransomware and the Cost of Downtime
By 2021, a business will fall victim to a
ransomware attack every 11 seconds.
The Rise of Ransomware
184 million
ransomware attacks
187.9 million
ransomware attacks
In the first half of 2020, ransomware
attacks grew by 715% as cybercriminals
began exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic
About half of businesses
worldwide are hit by
ransomware each year
Ransomware attacks are 2.5X more damaging than other cybersecurity incidents
Average global ransom demand
Average downtime cost as a
result of an attack
$4,300
$5,900
$5,600
$46,800
$141,000
$274,200
2018
2019
2020
2018
2019
2020
Small and Medium Businesses Keep Taking the Bait
Leading causes of ransomware attacks reported by managed service providers (MSPs)
54%
Phishing
emails
27%
Phishing
emails
26%
Phishing
emails
Downtime after
an attack can
cost nearly 50X
more than the
ransom itself
The True Cost of Downtime
After an attack, businesses must spend valuable time restoring their systems
Repairing networks
Restoring backups
Replacing lost devices
Downtime from ransomware is costly at up to $274,200
To Pay or Not to Pay - Either Means Downtime
98%
of those who pay the ransom receive
a decryption tool from the hackers
That means they still face costly
downtime while decrypting
their data – 4% never successfully
recover the encrypted data
91% of MSPs say
clients with a business continuity and disaster
recovery plan (BCDR) are less likely to experience significant downtime from ransomware
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR)
Why BCDR? Comprehensive BCDR will:
Reduce downtime during a
security incident or emergency
4 in 5 small businesses
Quickly restore key information
for minimal disruption
with BCDR recover from
ransomware within 24 hours
Help maintain
regulatory compliance
Help you determine lessons
learned after an incident
Key Features for Maximum Resiliency
Fast Failback
Uses a “Rescue Agent” for disaster recovery while performing a continuously-mirrored bare
metal restore
Ransomware Detection
Automated post-backup
ransomware scans and data and
boot verification ensures you know
as soon as ransomware is detected
Rapid Rollback
Allows incremental reversion to
a previously-backed-up state
without reformatting or
re-partitioning
Two-factor Authentication
Secures a backup solution to
prevent ransomware attacks
from compromising data
Instant Virtualization
Minimizes downtime after an
attack or outage, with virtualization
in the cloud or locally
Secure Cloud Backup
Offsite, secure, SOC 2 and GDPR
compliant, geo-replicated cloud
infrastructure enables fast and
secure disaster recovery
Datto’s Cloud Deletion Defense
Enables data recovery across risk vectors
— even when the protected machine has
been compromised
Reducing the risk of ransomware requires a multi-layered approach.
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