Roughly every 21 seconds, ransomware hits a new business — that’s more than 4,000 attacks per day in the U.S. alone. And today, each incident can cost businesses an average of $1.85 million. All of this makes one fact clear: Ransomware isn’t a question of if but when and how bad the impact will be. Thankfully, there are ways to ensure your business can respond successfully to ransomware and other disasters. Review the checklist with your technical and business management teams to assess how quickly and fully your organization can recover.

Key insights from this checklist include:

• How effectively your current technology meets your recovery goals
• Which levels of your network are covered by your data protection and recovery
• What types of training are essential for your recovery team
• Whether your business has clearly defined recovery roles and responsibilities