If your network is infected, in most cases the computer and server must be reinstalled.
If the malicious software has deleted or encrypted data, hopefully the data can be restored via a backup. The success rate depends on how and at what intervals the data has been backed up and how long the malicious software has was active undetected. However, it often happens that there are data that have to be manually re-entered from paper documents or are irretrievably lost. Such an incident will not only affect your company’s workflow, but data loss or data theft may cause harm to an individual, depening on the data you have stored.
You have expenses for recovering the data after such an attack. In addition you are facing claims for damages, GDPR penalties and public relations issues.
Notice: The highest GDPR penalty in Europe was for SMEs had the amount of 6.5% of the annual turnover.
Therefore, it is important to create a suitable environment where you data is protected from attacks.
Take no risks and protect your data – because data is the capital in every business.