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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Healthcare and financial services are the most attacked industries.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Victims pay ransomware adversaries for decryption keys through cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. Do antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools stop ransomware? Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy?