Identify and protect yourself against ransomware

11 seconds
time between attacks¹ See footnote
Footnotes:
¹ Steve Morgan. “Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Reach $20 Billion (USD) By 2021.” Cybercrime Magazine. October 2019. Back to content
$20 billion
cost of damages (USD)² See footnote
Footnotes:
² 2019 Veeam Ransomware Study. Back to content
$80,000+
average attack cost (USD)¹ See footnote
Footnotes:
¹ Steve Morgan. “Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Reach $20 Billion (USD) By 2021.” Cybercrime Magazine. October 2019. Back to content

Global ransomware attacks

What is ransomware?

Ransomware is a maliciously created malware that finds and encrypts an organization’s files and storage.

Through entry points like phishing emails, users can unintentionally allow this attack into the organization.

Cybercriminals use this malware to extort money from the organization, which is given the option to pay a usually high ransom to unencrypt the data or rely on backup to restore. However, many ransomware attacks also seek out all production and backup files and documents. By encrypting those too, the attack leaves the organization no choice but to meet the cybercriminals’ demands.

Ransomware types

Ryuk

First discovered in August 2018, Ryuk immediately turned heads after disrupting operations of a major US-based newspaper publisher.

Phobos

Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.

Sodinokibi

Sodinokibi is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) threat model that first appeared in May 2019.

The real cost of ransomware

Ransomware is no longer a question of if but when.

93 %

organizations attacked every year

$67,000 average cost per hour of downtime (USD)

50% percentage of new data not fully protected

$84,166 average recovery cost per attack (USD)

96% of Veeam customers cut their average ransomware recovery costs under $5,000
76% of Veeam customers have to spend NOTHING AT ALL

Veeam ransomware capabilities

Protecting backup data from attack

Air-gapped or “immutable” backups offer a powerful technique for being resilient against ransomware and other threats.

Detecting ransomware

Detecting a ransomware attack in its initial stages can be difficult.

Ensuring ransomware-free backups

Viruses can be undetected and dormant in your current systems, ready to pounce. Use the power of your backup to root out ransomware threats before they attack.

Restoring guaranteed virus-free workloads

What happens if your backups have an undetected virus? Viruses can be undetected and lay dormant in older backups. Make sure you can protect yourself.

Testing your workloads securely

Unsure of a current workload? Suspect that it may be infected? Restore them into a fully secured and isolated environment to test.

Ransomware protection alliance

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Ransomware partner showcase

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Frequently asked questions

At Veeam, our approach to remediating ransomware is this:

Don’t pay the ransom
Restore the data — this is the only option

In spite of all of the education and implementation techniques that you may employ to stay resilient against ransomware, you should be prepared to defend against a ransomware incident if a threat is introduced. But what you may not have thought about is specifically what to do when a threat is discovered.

Here are a few recommendations for remediation to have at your disposal should a ransomware incident happen:

Veeam support

There’s a special group within the Veeam support organization that has specific operations to guide customers through restoring data in ransomware incidents. As you don’t want to put your backups at risk, having this support is critical to your ability to recover.

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Identify and protect yourself against ransomware

Global ransomware attacks

What is ransomware?

Ransomware is a maliciously created malware that finds and encrypts an organization’s files and storage.

Ransomware types

Ryuk

Phobos

Sodinokibi

The real cost of ransomware

Veeam ransomware capabilities

Protecting backup data from attack

Detecting ransomware

Ensuring ransomware-free backups

Restoring guaranteed virus-free workloads

Testing your workloads securely

Ransomware protection alliance

Ransomware partner showcase

Ransomware protection alliance

Frequently asked questions

What is ransomware?

How should I prevent ransomware?

To find implementation recommendations for ransomware resiliency, explore the following guidance:

How can I recover from ransomware?

Here are a few recommendations for remediation to have at your disposal should a ransomware incident happen:

What is ransomware?

How should I prevent ransomware?

To find implementation recommendations for ransomware resiliency, explore the following guidance:

How can I recover from ransomware?

Here are a few recommendations for remediation to have at your disposal should a ransomware incident happen:

Protect yourself against ransomware today

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