Preventive security measures aren’t enoughRansomWare threat will increase further In 2021, every 11 seconds a company will be infected
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Why is the Last Line of Defence needed?
RansomWarefile encryption can result in:business downtimeloss of productivitypossible loss of (valuable) datapossible reputation damageA RansomWare attack can disrupt business operationsand may lead to data and (serious) financial lossesIn other words, a RansomWarefile encryption attack will cost any organisation a large amount of money.Third party reports (see references below) conclude the following:RansomWare is cybercrime threat no. 1the global costs of RansomWare has increased further to $ 20.000.000.000,- for 2020the average cost of a RansomWare attack is $ 4.440.000,-next year, every 11 seconds a business will be attacked by RansomWareeven after paying the ransom amount, there is no guarantee that your encrypted data will be recovereddaily, over 14.000 new RansomWare instances are being releasedin Europe, 57% of the companies have been affected by RansomWare and in North America 69% even75% of the companies infected with ransomware, were running up-to-date endpoint protectionItbecomesevidentthatno-onecanpreventaRansomWareattackwith100%certainty.Theconsequencesofa RansomWareencryptionattackhowever,couldbesevere.Thefactsaboveclearlyindicate,thattheclassical cybersecurity preventive measures do no longer suffice:the Last Line of Defence is needed in every organisationin addition to the preventive cybersecurity measures already implemented!
Taking immediate action is critical!
AssoonasallotherpreventivecybersecuritymeasuresfailandaRansomWareencryptionattackstarts,itiscriticalthat adequateactionsaretakenwithinseconds.Everysecondcounts! Theclassicalcybersecuritypreventivemeasuresdon’tdo anything in such situation: new additional solutions are required.Until shortly, such solution didn’t exist, but NOW IT DOES!Please allow us to introduce our Last Line of Defence…TheLastLineofDefencetakesimmediateadequateactionsatthecriticaldata-encryptionpointandstopsfurtherfile encryption. It offers you the tools you need to counter that RansomWare encryption attack!
Background information
Preventive cybersecurity measures aren’t enough!
Thereareover200companiesofferingpreventivesecuritymeasures.Eventhough,theamountofdailynewinstanceshas beenslightlyreduced,withabout14.000newRansomWareinstancesdaily,thepreventivesecuritymeasurescanonly provide prevention in 99,3 – 99,7 percent of the cases.Nexttothesignificantamountofmutations,RansomWaregetssmarterandsmarterandtheattackersmoreprofessional. Multiple sources report that 75% of the companies infected with ransomware, were running up-to-date endpoint protection.Thepastperiod,manycasesofRansomWareinfectionshavebeenpublished.Casesinwhichthelossesrangedbetween severalhundredthousandeurosandover300millioneuros.TheRansomWareattacksareexecutedworldwide.Wellover 50% of the companies have reported being affected by RansomWare.
RansomWare is the number 1 threat
EveryonehasheardofRansomWarebutnoteveryoneisawareoftheconsequencesaninfectioncancause.Multiple sourcesstatethatalsofor2021,RansomWareremainsthetopcybercrimethreat.Organisationsneedtoensurethattheir IT security measures are a top priority more than ever!Not only the cost of RansomWare is growing, also the frequency is increasing
Why is LLoD needed?
IfyourorganisationmightbecomeavictimofaRansomWareencryptionattack,allcybersecuritymeasuresalready implementedhavefailedatthatpoint.Atthatmoment,youdefinitelywanttohavearobustandfastoperatingrangeof actionsexecuted. Youwanttopreventadominoencryptioneffectandtopreventtheconsequenceslistedabove. Therefore you need a Last Line of Defence!
Would you like to learn more about the threads or what LLoD can do for your organisation?Would you like to experience a proof of concept (simulation) in your own environment?Please contact us!
RansomWarefile encryption can result in:business downtimeloss of productivitypossible loss of (valuable) datapossible reputation damageA RansomWare attack can disrupt business operationsand may lead to data and (serious) financial lossesInotherwords,aRansomWarefileencryptionattackwill cost any organisation a large amount of money.Thirdpartyreports(seereferencesbelow)concludethe following:RansomWare is cybercrime threat no. 1theglobalcostsofRansomWarehasincreasedfurtherto $ 20.000.000.000,- for 2020theaveragecostofaRansomWareattackis$ 4.440.000,-nextyear,every11secondsabusinesswillbeattacked by RansomWareevenafterpayingtheransomamount,thereisno guarantee that your encrypted data will be recovereddaily,over14.000newRansomWareinstancesarebeing releasedinEurope,57%ofthecompanieshavebeenaffectedby RansomWare and in North America 69% even75%ofthecompaniesinfectedwithransomware,were running up-to-date endpoint protectionItbecomesevidentthatno-onecanpreventaRansomWare attackwith100%certainty.Theconsequencesofa RansomWareencryptionattackhowever,couldbesevere. Thefactsaboveclearlyindicate,thattheclassical cybersecurity preventive measures do no longer suffice:the Last Line of Defence is needed in every organisationin addition to the preventive cybersecurity measures already implemented!
Taking immediate action is critical!
Assoonasallotherpreventivecybersecuritymeasuresfail andaRansomWareencryptionattackstarts,itiscriticalthat adequateactionsaretakenwithinseconds.Everysecond counts!Theclassicalcybersecuritypreventivemeasuresdon’t doanythinginsuchsituation:newadditionalsolutionsare required.Until shortly, such solution didn’t exist, but NOW IT DOES!Please allow us to introduce our Last Line of Defence…TheLastLineofDefencetakesimmediateadequateactionsat thecriticaldata-encryptionpointandstopsfurtherfile encryption.Itoffersyouthetoolsyouneedtocounterthat RansomWare encryption attack!
Background information
Preventive cybersecurity measures aren’t enough!
Thereareover200companiesofferingpreventivesecurity measures.Eventhough,theamountofdailynewinstances hasbeenslightlyreduced,withabout14.000new RansomWareinstancesdaily,thepreventivesecurity measurescanonlyprovidepreventionin99,3–99,7percent of the cases.Nexttothesignificantamountofmutations,RansomWaregets smarterandsmarterandtheattackersmoreprofessional. Multiplesourcesreportthat75%ofthecompaniesinfected withransomware,wererunningup-to-dateendpoint protection.Thepastperiod,manycasesofRansomWareinfectionshave beenpublished.Casesinwhichthelossesrangedbetween severalhundredthousandeurosandover300millioneuros. TheRansomWareattacksareexecutedworldwide.Wellover 50%ofthecompanieshavereportedbeingaffectedby RansomWare.
RansomWare is the number 1 threat
EveryonehasheardofRansomWarebutnoteveryoneis awareoftheconsequencesaninfectioncancause.Multiple sourcesstatethatalsofor2021,RansomWareremainsthetop cybercrimethreat.OrganisationsneedtoensurethattheirIT security measures are a top priority more than ever!Not only the cost of RansomWare is growing, also the frequency is increasing
Why is LLoD needed?
IfyourorganisationmightbecomeavictimofaRansomWare encryptionattack,allcybersecuritymeasuresalready implementedhavefailedatthatpoint.Atthatmoment,you definitelywanttohavearobustandfastoperatingrangeof actionsexecuted.Youwanttopreventadominoencryption effectandtopreventtheconsequenceslistedabove. Therefore you need a Last Line of Defence!
Would you like to learn more about the threads or what LLoD can do for your organisation?Would you like to experience a proof of concept (simulation) in your own environment?Please contact us!