20/08/2026
If you run a small or mid-sized business and assume ransomware is a big-company problem, the 2026 data is blunt: 96 percent of ransomware victims are small and medium businesses. You are not collateral damage. You are the target.
The good news? 69 percent of victims refused to pay, and they had one thing in common: reliable, tested backups. The catch is that attackers now go after your backups first, so ordinary ones are no longer enough.
Our latest BigBand Insight explains what actually survives an attack, and why a backup you have never restored from is only a hope. https://bigband.net.my/index.php/2026/08/20/ransomware-smb-backup-recovery-2026/