Ransomware attacks can have devastating consequences for organizations of all sizes and sectors, disrupting business operations, compromising sensitive data, and causing financial losses. Having your critical data become encrypted renders the systems relying on the data unusable. To make it worse, attackers then demand some form of compensation to get you the decrypted version of the data. Unfortunately, ransomware attacks increased significantly in both frequency and severity in 2021 and 2022. Here are some key figures from various sources:
While data for 2023 has not been compiled, the expectation is that it will show similar trends.
One of the most common and effective ways to mitigate the impact of ransomware attacks is to have regular and reliable backups of critical data and systems. Backups can help organizations restore their operations and avoid paying the ransom. However, backups alone are not enough to protect against ransomware. They can only make it easier to bring your systems back online. While you want to be sure that you can recover from ransomware, having backups of your systems is not where you should focus all of your efforts.
In our upcoming webcast, we will explore some of the limitations and challenges of relying solely on backups, and provide some best practices and recommendations to enhance your ransomware prevention and response strategy.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
Join Jason, Bill, and Eric on September 22 at 2 PM eastern for this informative and interactive webcast, where we will share our insights and experience on how to protect your organization from ransomware. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from other participants. To register for this webcast, please visit the signup page at Bigmarker. We look forward to seeing you there!