Of the 49% of ransomware victims that did not pay a ransom, the main reasons were: compromised data wasn't critical (49%), having an effective backup strategy (48%), company policy (47%), lack of trust in the provision of a decryption key (46%), and law enforcement advice (40%).
Of the 49% of ransomware victims that did not pay a ransom, the main reasons were: compromised data wasn't critical (49%), having an effective backup strategy (48%), company policy (47%), lack of trust in the provision of a decryption key (46%), and law enforcement advice (40%). — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Illumio & Ponemon Institute in January 2025. The original data appears in The Global Cost of Ransomware Study . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Of the 49% of ransomware victims that did not pay a ransom, the main reasons were: compromised data wasn't critical (49%), having an effective backup strategy (48%), company policy (47%), lack of trust in the provision of a decryption key (46%), and law enforcement advice (40%). This data was published by Illumio & Ponemon Institute.
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This statistic comes from The Global Cost of Ransomware Study , published by Illumio & Ponemon Institute on January 1, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.illumio.com/resource-center/cost-of-ransomware.
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