Ransomware can be a highly lucrative system for extracting money from a customer. Victims are faced with an unpleasant choice: either pay the ransom or lose access to the encrypted files forever. The driver of this shift is the realization that companies, especially larger ones, are much higher-value targets than an average individual. Companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude. If you’re vulnerable to ransomware and take no precautions to mitigate those vulnerabilities, the only thing you’re relying upon to prevent an infection is hope.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/7-steps-to-fight-ransomware