Data loss costs are going up – and not just for those who choose to pay thieves

Data loss – particularly from ransomware attacks – has always been a costly proposition for enterprises. However, the price organizations have to pay is going up, not only in terms of the ransom demanded but also for the cost of investigating attacks and the lawsuits that increasingly follow in the wake of such breaches. In …

[OhForF']

Cost of disruption

Even with proper backups and a decision to simply install from clean media and restore after your data was enrcypted will make the IT infrastructure unavailable and disrupt the normal operation.

I think this business disruption if the biggest problem for companies but these costs are rarely mentioned.

[An_Old_Dog]

Decreasing Malware Strike Likelihood by Investing in Data Security

... nah, that'll never catch on. Call me crazy for even having mentioned it. /s

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Decreasing Malware Strike Likelihood by Investing in Data Security

I read the headline and thought effectively the same thing - "It's almost like it's becoming cheaper to invest in security to prevent the attack in the first place. Who'da thunk?"