Like any virus, early detection and swift action is your best bet for making a full recovery after a ransomware attack. The thing about detecting ransomware is, it tends to hide out in your system until the threat actor decides to launch the payload. Ransomware might lie dormant for a few days or several months.…
Keeping up with the tools and solution providers in an ever-expanding and evolving ransomware landscape is, well, a lot for security teams to take on. While some security pros might enjoy the process of researching and testing new technologies, these employees are already overwhelmed with day-to-day work. On top of that, implementing the right ransomware…
According to Microsoft, we’re currently in an era of transformation — cloud transformation, digital transformation, and security transformation are converging. Together, these transformative forces are redefining business operations, workflows, and how we collaborate, communicate, and preserve institutional knowledge. As companies strive for greater agility, efficiency, and flexibility and start adding new technologies and processes to…
Despite what some legacy holdouts may still believe, on-premises systems aren’t more secure than their counterparts in the cloud. On-prem tech is vulnerable to many of the same threats facing cloud-based apps and services — and then some. It’s now seen as a liability – posing a serious threat to customers, partners, and even your…
It’s not easy to run a business. You get caught up in day-to-day priorities and tasks and it’s easy to lose sight of the steps you need to put in place today to achieve your long-term goals. As we’ve talked to our clients, it has become very clear that the businesses who are strategic with…
Best case scenario, your business avoids becoming a ransomware victim through robust prevention and detection methods. But – it’s important to remember that ransomware is always evolving. RansomOps are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Cybercriminals now use AI-driven tools, new extortion techniques, and take advantage of new opportunities offered by RaaS. So, despite your best efforts, there’s…
Defending against ransomware demands more than implementing detection and response measures. It’s important to understand that “protection” is more than prevention. It’s about investing in the detection capabilities that allow you to stop attacks as they’re happening. It’s about creating business continuity plans for different scenarios and running those plays until they become second nature.…
The World Economic Forum Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 report found that the threat of ransomware is continuing to rise. 80% of IT leaders said they believe ransomware is both a “dangerous and evolving threat to public safety.” Findings from the Allianz Risk Barometer 2022 shared those concerns. Global respondents cited “cyber incidents” such as ransomware…
A ransomware attack means lost business, money, and a scarred reputation. When a regional franchise was hit by hackers, they were unable to access data – backups were encrypted as well. The franchise refused to pay the hackers’ ransom, given that there’s no guarantee attackers would return the data (or that the decryption key would…
With increasingly sophisticated malicious actors worldwide, ransomware attacks occur every 11 seconds. A waste management company providing industrial services, transportation and equipment, treatment and disposal services was one such victim. With around 150 employees, the company was running all its business systems on-premises including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics SL, and a CRM solution. Their Dynamics…
