Ransomware Resilience

Chances are that your business will be hit by ransomware attacks at some point, its time to get ‘digitally vaccinated’ to minimise the potential harm

Ransomware attacks are not going away anytime soon, hence every organization needs to enhance its digital immunity.

Perpetrators have every incentive to increase their activities and continue to innovate their forms of attack. Ransomware attacks can occur remotely as a result of downloading malware, or can occur when an attacker gains access inside an organizations network.

Despite the innovations in form, the basic ransom tactics remain simple and crude – get inside the targets’ defenses, grab a hold of something sensitive and apply pressure until target pays.

Ransomware attacks might not be going away but astute organizations can take steps to transform this risk from a potentially devastating crises to an on-going but low-level annoyance.

Achieving strong ransomware resilience means building capabilities to:

a) minimizing risk of initial attack, through perimeter defences such as staff training in digital hygiene, email scanning products, firewalls, antivirus/anti-malware software and penetration testing, and

b) mitigate the impact of attack, by boosting your digital immune response to defeat the attack and minimize the opportunity for material harm