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he threat of ransomware is only just
beginning. In fact, nearly 50% of
organisations have suffered at least
one ransomware attack in the last 12 months,
and experts predict this will continue at an
exponential rate. While healthcare and financial
services are the most targeted industries, no
organisation is immune. And the cost? Nothing
short of exorbitant.
Ransomware is indeed big business. But to win
this war against this cyberthreat, without paying a
King’s Ransom, you need a strong defence. Rather
than arming yourself with battering rams and
catapults consider these tips to protect against
the threat of ransomware and take control of
your enterprise’s kingdom for good. The truth is
ransomware isn’t new. It’s been around in one
form or another for at least 20 years.
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Traditionally, there are two forms of
ransomware: ‘Blockers’ which simply block the
user’s abilty to access files and ‘encryptors’ that
encrypt the user’s file, usually irreversibly. Both
hold the victim ‘ransom’ forcing them to pay for
continued access to data.
It’s been the penetration of crypto-ransomware
that has driven the most recent influx of
ransomware incidents. According to Security
Week, CryptoWall accounted for nearly 59% of
incidents between 2014 and 2015. But between
2015 and 2016 TeslaCrypt replaced CryptoWall
and was the culprit behind nearly 49% of all
ransomware attacks.
While CryptoWall and TeslaCrypt got the most
press attention there’s in fact a 600% growth in
ransomware families since December 2015.
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