Mastering Ransomware Defence: Your Essential Guide
Ransomware has been around for over 20 years, but learning from early versions doesn’t guarantee protection against modern attacks. Some of the most dangerous ransomware strains emerged in 2018.
Nowadays, these attacks are more frequent, and cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated. They recognise that while organisations may have better cyber defences, they may also pay higher ransoms. Since 2023, publicly traded companies such as CommScope, Dole, and Western Digital have fallen victim to ransomware attacks.
Despite their evolution, cybercriminals continue to rely on seven common strains to carry out ransomware attacks: Ryuk, SamSam, Maze, Dharma, REvil, Netwalker, and LockBit. Understanding them will help enterprises identify the type of attack occurring.
We’ve crafted a free eBook to help you strengthen your defences. It outlines six common attack vectors and offers practical strategies for staying secure against them.
By reading our eBook, you will learn:
Ransomware’s evolution: Today, cybercriminals are employing tactics beyond simple encryption, such as data exfiltration and threats of data leaks, to compel victims to pay ransom.
Cybercriminal strategies: Cybercriminals utilise tactics like Ransomware as-a-service (RaaS), creating variants of successful ransomware code, and reappearing under new identities to evade detection.
Six ransomware attack vectors: Our eBook outlines six common attack vectors used by ransomware, detailing the associated ransomware strains, attack symptoms, and recommended backup defences against each vector.
Specific ransomware strains: We provide in-depth information on specific ransomware strains like Ryuk, SamSam, Maze, Dharma, REvil, Netwalker, and LockBit. For each strain, we discuss the modus operandi, notable attacks, and proactive measures to protect against them.
Protective measures: Our eBook emphasises the importance of regular software updates and patch management, employee training and awareness, implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA), data backup and recovery, network segmentation, advanced threat detection, and incident response planning.
Tailored protection: The eBook provides tailored protection strategies for each specific ransomware strain, focusing on preventive measures such as maintaining good IT hygiene, implementing multi-layered security solutions, securing remote desktop services, and developing incident response plans.
Backup solution enhancements: To counter the various attack vectors used by ransomware, backup solutions have evolved to include features that protect against ransomware attacks and enable efficient data restoration and application recovery. These enhancements include secure storage with immutability features, authentication mechanisms to protect against unauthorised access, and various options for data restoration and application recovery.
How can Ci Continuity help?
Ci Continuity helps businesses achieve the ultimate peace of mind regarding their critical data and applications. Our range of fully managed cloud backup and disaster recovery services has enabled organisations to be secure, safe, and productive for over 30 years.
At Ci Continuity, we are an official Veeam Cloud Service Provider. Veeam is a global leader in backup solutions, and through our Veeam Cloud Backup & Recovery solutions, we deliver seamless cloud management for virtual, physical, and multi-cloud infrastructures.
Download our eBook to discover how the magic 3-2-1-1-0 rule, offering virtual air-gapped and immutability solutions, can help your business stay secure and productive, even in the face of a ransomware attack.
Contact us today to get the ultimate peace of mind.
