We Can Rank Your Ransomware Preparedness Based on This Short Quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What percentage of businesses were impacted by ransomware last year?

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  • A.
    Less than 20%
  • B.
    Just over 50%
  • C.
    80% or more
• 2.
  How often does a ransomware attack occur?

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  • A.
    Less than 50,000 per year
  • B.
    At least a few hundred per day
  • C.
    More than 2,200 times per day
• 3.
  What are some things to help avoid a ransomware attack from getting through?

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  • A.
    Educating users
  • B.
    Strong malware protection software
  • C.
    VPN access for remote workers
  • D.
    All of the above
• 4.
  What happens when ransomware hits?

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  • A.
    Users are prevented from accessing systems and files
  • B.
    Hackers open back doors into system
  • C.
    Ransomware destroys backups
  • D.
    All of the above
• 5.
  What do you do in the first 20 minutes after an attack?

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  • A.
    Shut down all systems immediately
  • B.
    Report the incident to inside and outside sources
  • C.
    Assess the damage
  • D.
    Evaluate your options
• 6.
  What should NOT be a part of my ransomware game plan?

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  • A.
    Contact the FBI
  • B.
    Communicate with your company
  • C.
    Communicate with customers
  • D.
    Text your friends and loved ones
  • E.
    Call your cyberattack insurance
• 7.
  What’s the best guarantee of recovering my data?

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  • A.
    Pay the ransom
  • B.
    Have multiple copies of data on multiple storage platforms
  • C.
    Create an offsite air-gapped copy of data
• 8.
  How can you speed up recovery?

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  • A.
    Pay the ransom as soon as possible - the faster you pay, the faster you get access to your data
  • B.
    Assess the damage then negotiate the ransom fee - paying is still your best option
  • C.
    Have bitcoin at the ready to speed up payment
  • D.
    Archive inactive data so you can rebuild critical storage faster
• 9.
  Is it possible to recover 100% of my data without paying the ransom?

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    Yes
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    No way!

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You're A...Ransomware Attacker's Dream Come True

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  You’re at the beginning of your ransomware preparedness journey — and that’s a good thing! The truth is, any person or organization with business-critical data that can’t afford to lose access to it during the time it would take to respond to an attack should be concerned about ransomware; and 50% of IT professionals don’t believe that their organization is ready to defend against a ransomware attack.Here are some resources to help you prepare to prevail against ransomware:1. Learn more about ransomware and data protection solutions on our website. Visit here.2. View Spectra Logic's recent webinar. Spectra’s IT Director Tony Mendoza shares his first-hand experience on how he and his team were able to prevail over a ransomware attack by utilizing the best-of-breed business continuity and disaster recovery plans that Spectra had previously developed for itself. Watch it on-demand here.3. Download our tech brief, "Protecting Your Business from Ransomware". We put together a technical brief where we go into detail on our checklist recommendations, link here.
• 2.
  You're A...Ransomware Attacker's Competent Adversary

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  You know the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery plans and you’re doing your best to protect your data. But is it enough?You know that while any person or organization with business-critical data that can’t afford to lose access to it during the time it would take to respond to an attack should be concerned about ransomware, an organization’s security posture influences the degree of severity of a ransomware attack. But ransomware is not going away any time soon.Here are some resources to help take your data protection strategy further:1. Learn more about ransomware and data protection solutions on our website. Visit here.2. View Spectra Logic's recent webinar. Spectra’s IT Director Tony Mendoza shares his first-hand experience on how he and his team were able to prevail over a ransomware attack by utilizing the best-of-breed business continuity and disaster recovery plans that Spectra had previously developed for itself. Watch it on-demand here.3. Download our tech brief, "Protecting Your Business from Ransomware". We put together a technical brief where we go into detail on our checklist recommendations, link here.
• 3.
  You're A...Ransomware Attacker's Worst Nightmare

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  When it comes to protecting data from ransomware, you could write the book!While it’s virtually impossible to stop an active attack before it does damage, you know certain measures can substantially lessen the damage done and ease recovery. The truth is, any person or organization with business-critical data that can’t afford to lose access to it during the time it would take to respond to an attack should be concerned about ransomware.Here are some resources to help take your data protection strategy further:1. Learn more about ransomware and data protection solutions on our website. Visit here.2. View Spectra Logic's recent webinar. Spectra’s IT Director Tony Mendoza shares his first-hand experience on how he and his team were able to prevail over a ransomware attack by utilizing the best-of-breed business continuity and disaster recovery plans that Spectra had previously developed for itself. Watch it on-demand here.3. Download our tech brief, "Protecting Your Business from Ransomware". We put together a technical brief where we go into detail on our checklist recommendations, link here.