How to Prepare for a Ransomware Attack

Every organization is susceptible to a ransomware attack, what should companies do to get ahead of the bad actors and build a plan to recover from an attack. Inventory the critical data and what the impact is if it was lost or exposed. What is the data worth, and would you pay? Decisions will be different in the heat of the moment!

 Below are the top control to have in place against a ransomeware attack
# | Control Area
1 | Prevent workstations being compromised by phishing attacks
2 | Remediate internet facing vulnerabilities and reduce the attack surface
3 | Protect privileged accounts from being compromised
4 | Detect data moving outside of the organization
5 | Rapidly detect and contain incidents before they escalate
6 | Responding to a ransomware attack
7 | 3rd-party management

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