Leveraging the insights of 2,974 organizations that were hit by ransomware in the past year, this report examines the impact of compromised backups on ransomware outcomes including:

• The frequency of successful backup compromise across a range of industries
• The impact of backup compromise on ransom demands, ransom payment rates, and ransom amounts
• How much overall recovery costs increase when backups are compromised
• Recommendations for securing backups and insights into how Sophos MDR and Sophos XDR can help reduce exposure to attacks