ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
into the endpoint if attackers have done
their system surveillance.
What is the best way to defend
against ransomware?
A company’s prevention strategy should
focus on three key areas:
Firstly, make sure you invest in a
cybersecurity solution with real-time
protection that’s designed to thwart
advanced malware attacks such as
ransomware. Be sure to ask if it has
Without data,
businesses are
paralysed.
features that will both shield vulnerable
programs from threats (an anti-exploit
technology) as well as block ransomware
from holding files hostage.
Secondly, ensure you create secure
backups of your data on a regular basis so
that if you’re hit it’s possible to ‘roll back.’
And thirdly, because many ransomware
and other malware attacks take advantages
in software systems, make sure your
systems and software are updated,
otherwise you will be left open to attack.
What is the best approach for
businesses to take, should they be
targeted by ransomware?
More often than not, it is employees who
are the first to spot attacks, and so it’s key
to educate them on a regular basis about
what to do if they think ransomware has
infiltrated the corporate network.
There are two different types of
ransomware: screen-locking ransomware
and encrypting ransomware. Regardless of
which category of ransomware you think
you’ve become a victim of, the first step is
to check it is real. Fraudsters rely on people
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