In 2025, only 28% of IT and security leaders believed they could fully recover from a cyber incident in 12 hours or less, down from 43% in 2024

38% of organizations addressed the specific issue that enabled the ransomware attack

22% of organizations that experienced a ransomware attack were able to recover within 24 hours

21% of organizations that paid ransom were still unable to recover all data

51% of organizations increased general cybersecurity investment following ransomware attacks

61% of organizations successfully restored from backups after their most recent incident.

24% of organizations faced legal and regulatory penalties as a result of ransomware incidents.

38% of organizations fixed the issue that allowed attackers to enter after a ransomware attack

Nearly 40% of organizations were unable to fully restore the data they lost from ransomware attacks

Fewer than 25% of organizations that experienced a ransomware attack recovered from the attack within 24 hours.

47% of organizations improved detection and monitoring capabilities after ransomware attacks

83% of organizations that paid ransoms were hit again by ransomware attacks

78% of organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the preceding 12 months

Over 40% of organizations reported using AI or automation to support threat detection and alerting in response to a ransomware incident

45% of organizations that paid ransoms could not recover all of their data even after paying.

93% of organizations that paid ransoms learned that data was exfiltrated despite payment.

39% of organizations could not fully recover from backups after their last ransomware incident.

58% of manufacturing and production organizations rated themselves as very well prepared, but only 12% recovered from ransomware attacks within the same day.

60% of public sector organizations rated themselves as very well prepared, but only 12% recovered from ransomware attacks within 24 hours in the survey.

35% of leaders at financial services firms say they are unprepared to recover effectively from a Cloud platform compromise.