Fortunately, no personal experience. But I do daily backups that can restore my system from scratch (full image, plus incrementals) and if Crypto hits or the hard drive quits, I can just wipe the drive and reload from backups. So I don't worry about those kinds of attacks or failures.
Acronis True Image. It's less than $50 and I can't say enough good things about it. No, I'm not associated with the company in any way, I'm just a satisfied customer.
I realize that information is of limited value if it's already too late. But it's good for the next time.
Big or small, your company has more value in its data and email than the value of anything else at the company. It needs to be treated to whatever expense it takes to manage it and protect it.
I hope that fwdude hasn't gotten bored with another flamewar that this thread has turned into.
BTW, I really like your tagline. I may borrow it for my own use before our family disappears on a vacation next month.