This whitepaper from Avast Business outlines five key steps to protect against ransomware: educate employees, avoid paying ransoms, perform cost-benefit analysis, assess the type of ransomware, and act quickly to contain threats. It explains how ransomware is rising due to remote work, poor endpoint security, and anonymous digital payments. SMBs are especially vulnerable, with high costs from downtime and ransom payments. Avast recommends cloud-based backup solutions to ensure rapid, safe recovery. Hiring third-party experts and maintaining up-to-date security tools are essential for resilience.

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