NO REASON TO DREAD RANSOMWARE –
STOP CYBERATTACKS IN THEIR TRACKS!

Ransomware encrypts important corporate data and systems stopping you in your tracks. Attackers usually promise to unencrypt everything if you pay a six or seven-figure ransom in a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, exerting pressure by threatening to publish corporate secrets. However, it is not only strategically important and large enterprises that fall victim to such as attack, but companies of all shapes and sizes down to a German sports retailer.

Attacks these days are well-organised businesses carried out in following defined processes with hackers gaining access to a computer on a network and install malware either through precisely tailored phishing e-mails or exploiting new security vulnerabilities. In 2020, ransomware is estimated to have caused one billion US dollars of damage—almost twice the German federal budget.

How can you protect yourself?

First of all, it’s important to know who and what you are up against, which means understanding attack methods and vectors, i.e. how attackers gain access to networks, proliferate, find and steal and encrypt data.

• Protection and prevention are critical, but it has to be clear that you can never be fully protected all the time.
• With this in mind, it’s essential to prepare for the worst case scenario now, so you can detect and respond to threats faster.
• By the way, paying the ransom is no guarantee of protection. There are several companies who have twice fallen victim to attacks—sometimes perpetrated by the same hackers.

Bechtle is certified by the BSI as a qualified APT service provider.

SUMMARY

The question is not if, but when you’ll be attacked. There is no such thing as 100% protection, which is why it’s important to detect attacks and stop them in their tracks. This is where an EDR system comes in, reducing your IT team’s workload and enabling them to stop attacks before hackers achieve their goals and before the effort required to do so is blown out of all proportion.

WHAT IS EDR?

Endpoint Detection And Response Systems pick up on suspicious activity on PCs, networks, mobile devices and services, analysing on the process rather than the program layer to identify known malicious code and monitor unusual software and behaviour patterns.

HELP YOUR IT TEAM DRIVE YOUR DIGITAL DREAMS – NOT CHASE OFF INTRUDERS.

Give IT the tools they need to identify and prevent attacks in a snap. With automatic notifications of suspicious events, automatically blocked malicious code and ransomware that is automatically prevented from encrypting, Cybereason Endpoint Detection & Response boosts your IT team’s productivity as they are relieved of time-consuming routine tasks safe in the knowledge that the MalOp™ concept is automatically protecting servers and end devices around the clock. Save time that can be used to drive your company forward with complete peace of mind.