“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”Mike Tyson’s punchy (pun intended) adage rings all too true for organizations reeling from a ransomware attack. According to Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, one-third of all data breaches involve ransomware or another extortion technique. Bruised and batteredWhen the news of a ransomware attack breaks, headlines often focus on the dramatic ransom demands and the ethical and legal conundrums over payment. Second, decryption tools from researchers are better thought of as a last-resort option as it often cannot match the urgency of business recovery needs. Since attackers also often take aim at data backups, this approach addresses the risk of unknowingly relying on compromised backups.