What is the most critical step in preventing Ransomware?

Governance, Risk & Compliance Security & GRC Risk Management +7 more

Employee Education41%

Data backups51%

Disabling Macros6%

Other (comment below!)2%

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Director in Software, 10,001+ employees

Employee trainings (fix the weak link)
Tech controls
Tested & proven recovery mechanisms

VP, Information Technology in Consumer Goods, 10,001+ employees

Employee training (with testing and tracking)
Phishing simulations (with re-training for people who fail)
Patch your systems and remove technical depth as quickly as you can.

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