Analyst studies show that ransomware remains the leading cybersecurity threat of our times. Last year, cybercrooks launched nearly 5,000 attacks, the highest annual total recorded to date. But the most troubling aspects of this escalating trend are not numerical. They are technological, financial and behavioral: - Technological – Cybercriminals notched last year’s record number of assaults despite their most prominent illicit technology hub shutting down. They simply shifted to another one with similar tools.
- Financial – Despite the number of payouts by victims dropping by nearly a third in 2025 to an all-time low, the ransomware onslaught continued rising into this year.
- Behavioral – Regardless of billions of dollars spent on security awareness and training programs during the last several years, research shows as many as nine in 10 data breaches result from human errors, such as succumbing to social engineering techniques like phishing.
So, how can small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) persevere through this seemingly intractable cyber offensive? March’s World Backup Day served as a reminder of the best defense against the scourge of ransomware: A business continuity plan built on the foundation of a robust backup and disaster recovery (BUDR) routine. What is the meaning of “robust”? A comprehensive BUDR procedure ensures company data is safe, intact and recoverable despite the flow of cybercrime. Here are the key elements: - Maintain regular local image backups of core technology
- Generate and store offsite and/or cloud backups of these images daily
- Sustain this hybrid configuration for rapid restoration in the wake of cyber disasters
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