Ransomware can cause your business to come to a grinding halt, and businesses often find themselves in a position where months or even years of data is lost to these attacks. The key factor to surviving a ransomware attack is adequate preparation. Preparation means not leaving room for a ransomware attack to cause damage to your business. First, this can be done by ensuring that your business has continuous off-site backups. Furthermore, these backups can become even more effective by using multiple solutions like cloud storage and physical hard drives. Next, keeping all software, including your antivirus and operating system, up to date further ensures that recently discovered vulnerabilities are patched. Lastly, educating your employees on the current state of cyber-criminality and how to avoid them helps limit human error. For information on business security solutions, contact us at letstalk@uit.co.za.