Security situational awareness is an essential building block in order to estimate security level of systems and to decide how to protect networked systems from cyber-attacks. Thus it could be a great tool to use against ransomware attacks. Paying the ransom to regain access to data carries unacceptable risks. The attacker could refuse to unencrypt the data, or the payment could encourage additional malicious activity. Organizations of all sizes can take several actions to mitigate the threat of ransomware. We will look at situational awareness as one proactive tool.