Of organizations that paid a ransom, 60% paid less than half of the initial ransom.

Organizations that prioritize data resilience can recover from ransomware attacks up to seven times faster.

The FBI received 3,156 complaints about ransomware in 2024 (versus 2,825 in 2023 and 2,385 in 2022).

Ransomware is now present in 44% of breaches.

Less than half of organizations had key technical elements included in their ransomware playbook.

69% of organizations believed they were prepared before being attacked by ransomware. Their confidence plummeted by over 20% afterward.

Of organizations that were attacked by ransomware, only 10% recovered more than 90% of their data.

The percentage of companies impacted by ransomware attacks has slightly declined from 75% to 69%.

36% of organizations affected by ransomware opted not to pay a ransom.

The total value of ransomware payments fell in 2024.

CISOs experienced a 15% drop in their ransomware preparedness rating post-attack.

64% of victim organisations did not pay ransoms this year, compared to 50% two years ago.

A pre-defined “chain of command” was included in the ransomware playbook for 30% of organizations.

Pre-attack confidence among ransomware victims often doesn't reflect reality.

There was a noticeable decrease in the median ransom amount paid.

Of organizations that were attacked by ransomware, 57% recovered less than 50% of their data.

98% of respondents had a ransomware playbook.

Ransomware attacks rose by 37% since last year.

CIOs experienced a 30% decline in their ransomware preparedness rating post-attack.

Backup verifications and frequencies were included in ransomware playbook for 44% of organizations.