Cyber Security is a process
Many organizations still follow an outdated approach to cyber security, relying solely on a defensive perimeter to protect their infrastructure. We recommend a more robust, iterative approach, which can be broken down into four phases — Predict, Prevent, Detect, and Respond.
About ransomware
Ransomware is a form of crimeware – malicious programs that are used, typically by individuals or organized criminal groups, to extort money. Ransomware has attracted attention in the mainstream media in the last few years as major corporations and goverments reported being compromised by the threat.
Types of ransomware
There are two main types of ransomware: crypto-ransomware, and police-themed, which use different forms of fear to motivate the user into paying the ransom. Crypto-ransomware directly preys on a user’s fear of never recovering their affected content or device, while police-themed ransomware tries to make the user believe they have commited a crime that requires payment of a ‘fine’.
Many ransomware programs share similar characteristics that group them into families – for example, the way they infect the device, what kind of files they target, how they demand payment and so on. Knowing which specific family is involved in an incident can be critical in determining what should be done to contain any damage and remove the threat from an affected device.