Ransomware resiliency: The risks associated with an attack and the reward of recovery planning
An overview of the history of ransomware, its potential impact, and best practices to protect IT systems

Ransomware is the fastest growing global malware threat and one that often catastrophically impacts an organisation. However, there is little economic value for ransomware attacks on organisations with strong cyber security and hardened backup environments. Make sure that describes your organisation by following the best practices to protect IT systems as laid out in this whitepaper.
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