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IT Analytics Report Reference Guide

Ransomware Scorecard

Ransomware Scorecard is an interactive report that provides a view of your overall ransomware resilience and recoverability preparedness. The report rates your preparedness based on user responses and data points, and recommends improvements to get the best ransomware protection. See Manage ransomware scorecard section in IT Analytics User Guide for detail on scorecard access privileges, configuration, and components.

The report is located here:

Reports > Ransomware > Ransomware Scorecard

The values displayed on the scorecard depend on the scope selection of the scorecard. You can use the Ransomware Scorecard Scope Selector to get the required scorecard view.

Table: Ransomware Scorecard components

Component

Description

Ransomware Score (%)

Ransomware score in percentage based on the user responses to the Question type queries and statistics reported by Data type queries.

It is the sum of actual Score values of each query divided by the sum of maximum possible Score values of each query expressed in percentage.

Score Trend (%)

Ransomware recoverability trend over time specified in the report scope. Mouse-over each data point to view additional details on the trend line, such as the maximum score, percentage score, impacting query, and event.

Completed Queries (%)

Indicates the extent to which the ransomware preparedness evaluation is complete in percentage. A higher percentage reflects a better overall score.

Type

Indicates whether the query type is a Question or a Data input received from reports.

Query

The actual query text.

Result

Responses received from users or values derived from associated reports.

Best Practice Recommendation

Standard best practices recommended for the respective query.

Score

Indicates the quality of the response submitted for the query. It is the sum of individual scores multiplied by the weight of the query.

Risk

Indicates the extent of risk associated with the query based on the submitted answer. Weak or Ineffective score for a query with high Weight results in high Risk and is represented by a longer bar. Significant risk is indicated with an added triangle next to the bar.

Edit Scope

Click to open the Ransomware Scorecard Scope Selector and edit the scorecard scope to get the required view.

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