On average, 4,000 ransomware attacks occurred per day in 2016, according to a report from the FBI in June 2016. Diving deeper, ransomware attacks on businesses continue to be an increasing threat. Between January and September 2016, ransomware attacks on business increased from once every 2 minutes to once every 40 seconds, according to Kaspersky. How much risk are you willing to accept. Regularly scheduled scanning of the system can ensure the amount of risk the company is willing to take can set the baseline to produce minimum downtime if an attack should occur within the company. Guidance from subject matter experts can elevate the importance of company cybersecurity regulations providing governance to people, process, and information systems.