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Build IT Resilience To Avoid Paying Ransomware Demands

Search Disaster Recovery, Wednesday, July 30th, 2025

No one wants to pay the ransom after a cyberattack, but many organizations feel like they have no choice. Explore the benefits of investing in resilience over making payments.

When it comes to ransomware, it might seem like giving in and paying the ransom is the quickest fix. Luckily for today's businesses, there is a better alternative to forking over money to cybercriminals who might not even give the data back.

Ransomware is among the most common types of cyberattacks that can strike organizations of all sizes across nearly every industry. A ransomware attack could come via any number of different attack vectors, including phishing, social engineering, or exploiting known or zero-day vulnerabilities.

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