According to one recent report, the cost for a single ransomware incident averages about $713,000. Ransomware is more an issue of when than if, and organizations have a way to effectively defend themselves against it. Here are things you can do right now to shore up your defenses and help your recovery when you get hit. The cost of paying the ransom is likely to rise, and the longer that critical systems remain offline can also increase. Organizations should also perform regular and system backups and keep critical services on a separate network.
Source: https://threatpost.com/10-steps-ransomware-protection/149259/