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Slowly but surely, retailers are losing the battle againstransomwareoperators, a worrying new report has claimed.

Last year, it was 28%, and the year before that - 34%.

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Sophos report showed more than two in five (43%) paying the ransom demand.

There are no shortcuts in these situations and rebuilding systems is almost always required.

It’s better to deprive the criminals of their spoils and build back better, said Wisniewski.

Backing up key systems and data, and installing endpoint protection services also helps.

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