65% Lack Full Confidence in Their Legacy Backup Solutions, According to HYCU® and ActualTech Media Survey

New Report Examines State of Ransomware Preparedness Across Multiple Industries; Board Involvement Now More Important Than Ever

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BOSTON, Sept. 7,2022 – HYCU, Inc., a pioneering enterprise backup as a service (BaaS) company specializing in hybrid and multi-cloud data protection as a service, has announced its State of Ransomware Preparedness report in partnership with ActualTech Media. The report captures detailed data intended to help technology, financial and security leaders better prepare for and remediate ransomware attacks, which occur on average every 11 seconds and have risen to more than 236.1 million in the first half of 2022.

“Survey respondents were clear that many of their backup and recovery tools were insufficient to address the ever-present threat from ransomware attacks. This data shows it's time for a new generation of backup solutions especially when you look at both on-prem and cloud-native needs,” said HYCU Founder and CEO Simon Taylor. “This report helps the industry better understand how organizations and peers are preparing for ransomware attacks, providing clear guidance to IT, security and financial leaders to protect and recover their valuable data assets.”

According to the report, 63% of surveyed enterprise organizations are increasing spending on detection, prevention and recovery, and respondents are beginning to understand that air-gapped or immutable backups are the only ways to ensure that the backups themselves don’t fall prey to encryption worms when ransomware hits.

“Given the multi-million-dollar costs associated with ransomware attacks, not to mention the negative impact to their brand and employee morale, companies can’t afford not to have a plan in place,” said Taylor.

Key findings in the report include:

●      About 52% of ransomware victims suffered data loss on some level.

●      Almost 63% of victims suffered an operational disruption.

●      Just 41% air gap their backups.

●      Just 47% routinely test their backups.

●      Only 35% of respondents believe their current backup and recovery tools are sufficient to meet the needs of their organizations.

●      77% of respondents’ boards are involved in active ransomware prevention and recovery discussions.

To view each of the three key areas of the report, visit: 2022 State of Ransomware Preparedness.

“As organizations continue to grapple with the on going scourge of ransomware, it’s important to stay ahead of the criminals bent on extorting organizations around the world,” said Scott Lowe, Co-Founder, CEO,and Lead Industry Analyst. “Discovering the key characteristics and activities of peer organizations is a critical component to informing a comprehensive preparedness strategy. We are appreciative to HYCU for commissioning this important work and to those that gave their time to share their experiences to help so many others uplevel their security posture.”

Survey Methodology

The State of Ransomware Preparedness Survey ran in July 2022 and encompassed responses from more than 400 professionals in industries including information technology, finance and financial services, K-12 and higher education, manufacturing, health care and retail. Nearly two-thirds of respondents were mid-level or senior leaders in their organizations. Seventy percent of respondents represented organizations of at least 250 employees.

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