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Despite the growing ransomware threat, UK businesses remain underprepared: only 32% meet Cyber Essentials controls, 23% have an incident response plan, and 19% conduct formal security training. Using the JLR ransomware attack—estimated to have cost over £3 billion—as a cautionary example, the piece outlines five key practices: training staff to recognize and report threats, fostering a blame-free reporting culture, ensuring security awareness extends to senior leadership, creating an offline-accessible incident response plan, and regularly rehearsing that plan through drills. The core argument is that the cost of preparation is far lower than the cost of an attack.

Surviving Ransomware: Best practices to safeguard your business