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2024 Ransomware Trends Report

Lessons learned from 1,200 victims

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Ransomware is Inevitable. Plan Ahead.

Veeam surveyed 1,200 CISOs, information security professionals, and backup administrators from a variety of organizations via an independent research firm to unpack how they were attacked by ransomware and what they learned from it.

  • 96%

    of ransomware attacks targeted backup repositories

  • 11%

    were able to recover their data without paying a ransom

  • 27%

    of organizations who paid the ransom still could not recover their data

Learn how IT and cybersecurity leaders addressed these issues:

  • Be relentless with security

    37% of organizations first restored to a sandbox before production

  • Limit your risk exposure

    63% of organizations run the risk of re‑infection during restoration

  • Coordination is critical

    63% of organizations believe a significant or complete overhaul is needed between IT and cybersecurity teams