2025 Ransomware Trends and Proactive Strategies
2025 Ransomware Trends and Proactive Strategies
18 PagesThis global report surveys 1,300 organizations and presents six defining ransomware trends. Law-enforcement takedowns forced threat actors to fragment into smaller groups, while exfiltration-only attacks rose and dwell times dropped below 24 hours. Ransom payments decreased, but repeat attacks remained common. Regulations increasingly discourage ransom payment. Alignment between IT and security remains a major gap. Budgets for security and recovery are rising, yet many organizations still lack immutability, sandbox validation, alternative infrastructure, and clean-recovery capabilities.
