Backup That Flexes To Counter Rising Ransomware Risks
Blocks & Files, Monday, January 12th, 2026
Those numbers are real, and they're not small-we're talking five, six, sometimes seven-figure purchases. But here's the problem: those visible costs are actually the minor part of what you're spending on backup infrastructure.
Indications are that around two thirds of organizations have experienced at least one attack in the past two years. It is also increasingly apparent that just giving in to ransom demands is a fast track to making matters worse. Findings from data storage specialist Veeam, published in its 2025 Risk to Resilience Report, show that 69 percent of those who caved in to attacker demands were hit again, possibly their initial capitulation having broadcast their vulnerability.