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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by ESG
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Recent Statistics & Reports
49% of affected organizations took up to five business days to recover from a ransomware attack.
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RansomwareRecovery
Only 59% of organizations deploy immutable storage.
4/9/2025•
Immutable storage
54% of IT professionals view target backup appliances as more secure than integrated appliances.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances
94% of IT decision-makers said that immutable backups are essential to achieving a comprehensive ransomware protection strategy.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareBackupImmutable backups
96% of organizations attacked by ransomware said backups were targeted.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareBackups
45% of organizations experienced multiple ransomware attacks.
4/9/2025•
Ransomware
Almost every organization (96%) that has experienced a ransomware attack in the past two years said that their backup data has been targeted at least once.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareBackupsBackup data
81% of IT professionals say immutable backup storage built on Zero Trust principles is the best defense against ransomware.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareImmutable backup storageZero trust
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.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareZero TrustBackups
77% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as more aligned with Zero Trust principles than integrated appliances.
4/9/2025•
BackupsTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances
35% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering stronger backup/restore performance than integrated appliances.
4/9/2025•
BackupsTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances
Two-thirds of organizations suffered a ransomware attack.
4/9/2025•
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).
4/9/2025•
Backups
54% of IT organizations view target backup appliances as offering better overall security than integrated appliances.
4/9/2025•
BackupsTarget backup appliancesIntegrated appliances
Most affected organizations could not recover all of their data after a ransomware attack.
4/9/2025•
RansomwareRecoveryData recovery