Ransomware Insights 2025 — Hardening your backups
Fresh data shows ransomware is persistent, multi‑stage, and often targets backups. Here’s what the 2025 numbers mean—and how to respond with military‑grade rigor.
Key findings at a glance
57%
experienced a successful ransomware attack in the last 12 months.
32%
paid a ransom—but only 41% recovered all data.
71%
of orgs with an email breach were also hit with ransomware.
Source: Barracuda, The Ransomware Insights Report 2025.
Beyond encryption
Multi‑stage incidents: data theft, lateral movement, backdoors, privilege escalation.
Backups targeted
~1 in 5 attackers accessed or wiped backups/shadow copies to block recovery.
Business fallout
Downtime, recovery costs, lost deals, and lasting brand damage.
🪖 1) Assume persistent adversaries
Treat ransomware as an ongoing operational risk. Pair least‑privilege and MFA with hardened backups and monitoring.
🛑 2) Don’t bank on ransom payments
Paying doesn’t guarantee full recovery—tested immutable backups do.
📧 3) Guard email & identity
Strengthen mail security and back up M365/Workspace for point‑in‑time recovery.
🛡️ 4) Expect backup sabotage
Object‑lock/air‑gap copies, MFA to consoles, monitor for deletion of shadow copies.
Intellabackup: battle‑ready recovery
🏰 Immutable off‑site
Object‑locked retention, role‑based control, and MFA on backup consoles.
🧪 Restore drills
Quarterly test restores with reports—evidence your auditors love.
🛰️ Broad coverage
Servers, VMs, laptops, and M365/Workspace with point‑in‑time restore.
Quick answers
Should we ever pay the ransom?
We advise against it. Even among those who pay, fewer than half recover all data. Invest in immutable backups and restore readiness instead.
What about email‑borne ransomware?
Harden email gateways and identities; back up mail/files/Teams/Drive so you can roll back fast.
Ready to pressure‑test your recovery?
We’ll map RPO/RTO, verify immutability, and run a sample restore.
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