Backups
We've curated 25 cybersecurity statistics about Backups to help you understand how effective data restoration practices and emerging technologies are vital in safeguarding against data loss and ransomware threats in 2025.
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81% of IT professionals say immutable backup storage built on Zero Trust principles is the best defense against ransomware.
Only 58% of organizations polled follow the 3-2-1 rule (three copies of data, stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept off-site).
54% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering better overall security than integrated appliances.
Over 90% of IT decision-makers said that Zero Trust principles, storing backup copies in multiple locations, and segmenting backup software and storage provide the defense needed to protect against ransomware threats.
16% of SMBs never back up their data.