We've all seen the news, another business suffering a ransomware attack. With more organisations suffering attacks than turning a profit, you could be one incident away from disaster – financially, operationally and reputation-ally. Not to mention the average 3-week downtime to recover – if you’re lucky!
 
Businesses truly can't afford to suffer a ransomware attack. So, what can you do to protect yourself?
We sat down with Anthony Spiteri the Regional CTO APJ for Veeam, and discussed just that!
 
Anthony gives us all the insider information on:
- Increases in ransomware attacks and the multifaceted risks involved.
- The commonality of attacks and the financial implications businesses face
- Any potential costs and impacts businesses may face
- Quick tips businesses can use to proactively prevent ransomware attacks

This episode's expert guests: 
Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO APJ - Veeam
Stephanie Duthie, Manager - Digital and Communications - CT
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Learn more on this topic here:
Should you make a Ransomware Payment - https://www.ct.com.au/articles/insight/should-you-make-ransomware-payment
Disaster recovery: Getting your feet faster after Ransomware attack - https://www.ct.com.au/events/disaster-recovery-getting-your-feet-faster-after-ransomware-attack
Managed Services, Cyber Security - https://www.ct.com.au/products/managed-services/cyber-security
Veeam Ransomware backup - https://www.veeam.com/solutions/data-security/ransomware-backup.html?ad=menu-solutions
Veeam data backup and replication - https://www.veeam.com/vm-backup-recovery-replication-software.html?ad=menu-products

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