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One Year Later: What Have We Learned Since the Colonial Pipeline Attack

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Government Towards a Zero Trust Architecture dictate U.S. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. There is also huge debate around cyber insurance and whether it is fit for purpose. However, cyber insurance can’t protect your business against the reputational and brand loss that results from a cyberattack.

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Best Disaster Recovery Solutions for 2022

eSecurity Planet

But it also requires software to orchestrate data movement, backup and restore technology to ensure a current copy of data is available, and the ability to recover systems and data rapidly. This type of backup and DR technology offers RPOs measured in hours. See the Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Use a zero trust architecture to secure internal applications, making them invisible to attackers. With a distributed workforce, it is important to implement a security services edge (SSE) architecture that can enforce consistent security policy no matter where your users are working (in office or remotely). Have a response plan.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Ransomware predictions.

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As ransomware inches from economic burden to national security threat, policies may follow

SC Magazine

It’s a little blunt to be a solution,” said Mike McNerney, chief operating officer of Resilience, which provides cyber insurance, and a former policy adviser to the Department of Defense. And allies often want to help – an important factor given the global architecture of many ransomware campaigns.

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How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack

eSecurity Planet

An organization must: Prepare a good backup policy and procedure. A zero-trust architecture with continuous authorization might be the preferred option for some, but a traditional security framework can provide adequate security for many. Is the attack small enough that we do not need to file a cyber insurance claim?

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The Surge of Double Extortion Ransomware Attacks

Pen Test

Sopra Steria - One of the Largest Reported Ransoms Europe's major IT services firm Sopra Steria was breached in October 2020 by the Ryuk gang, with extensive backups preventing major disruption. Keep backups completely isolated and air-gapped offline to prevent malware from infecting those too. Use immutable object storage for backups.