Prevent ransomware attacks and save your business from financial ruin
Keeping ransomware out of your IT and OT systems depends on a well informed staff that plans ahead plus the proper network and cybersecurity tools to avert a disaster
Sixty percent of small companies go out of business within six months of falling victim to a data breach or cyberattack of any kind, says Layr, a commercial liability insurance provider. And cyberattacks—especially ransomware—are tough on larger businesses as well.
In the October special report on cybersecurity, we focused on ransomware and looked at new breeds of the malware, which now combine an effective means of extortion beyond encrypting data and asking for a ransom payment (aka data theft/extortion). In this article, I’d like to delve into ransomware attacks in more detail and look at its targets and ways of protecting process control and automation systems.