Ransomware is the 30-year-old cyberthreat that refuses to die
Thirty years on from the world's first attack, ransomware is stronger than ever. Cybercriminals continue to evolve their tactics and techniques, taking advantage of changes in technology and society. Thankfully, protection mechanisms have evolved equally, but they only work if you adopt them.
We know that Ransomware will only continue to evolve, expanding its reach further and further as its attack vector mechanisms mature. The next major target for Ransomware attacks is likely to be public cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure (Azure) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) where it will lock and encrypt data.
To defend yourself against Ransomware, we recommend three key areas of security focus;
- Build a security model that can disrupt different areas of the attack vectors.
Deploy a range of technologies to disrupt as many stages in the attack as possible, and integrate the public cloud into your security strategy.
- Strong security practices.
- Use multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Use complex passwords, managed through a password manager
- Limit access rights
- Make regular offsite backups
- Patch early, patch often
- Lock down unused connection channels like Remote Desktop
- Provide ongoing education.
You can have all the security in the world, but if your users provide an attacker access then it may all be for nothing. Provide ongoing education for users to identify and stop potential threats.
For further information on cyber-security best practices, please contact the expert team at ServiceScaler - Contact Us