Ransomware and the Enterprise: A New White Paper

Cybersecurity threats are cumulative and this phenomenon of “threat cumulativity” means that a surge in criminal abuse of computing resources to mine cryptocurrency does not create a shortage of criminals to develop and deploy RDP exploitation techniques in order to create a profitable attack vector for ransomware. Likewise, battening down your organization’s use of RDP – which needs to happen for a variety of good reasons – does not mean that anti-phishing training should be neglected.

The white paper makes it clear that – along with effective employee education – organizations need: sound security policies that are comprehensively applied and firmly enforced; the right mix of security products and tools, including tested backup and recovery systems; and a constantly updated incident response plan. Even with all of these, plus constant vigilance, you are not guaranteed immunity from attack; however, you can greatly increase your odds of deflecting attackers and/or recovering from an attack.