Ransomware Protection

DIGIGUARD can help protect your business against ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a type of malware attack used by cybercriminals to encrypt data until the attacker is paid a ransom. Payment is demanded in the form of untraceable cryptocurrency such as bitcoin. These sudden, costly attacks can be devastating for your business operations and take countless hours of effort to restore data, remove the malicious code and restore function to your business data and systems. The number and variety of these attacks continue to rise. Our team of experts can advise your SMB on the steps necessary to protect your business. We will customize your ransomware protection plan and help you update and implement the following protections for business data and IT systems:

• Frequent and comprehensive data backup, recovery and testing
• Verify and test security layers
• Segment network access to limit damage and infiltration
• Patch software and update versions
• Educate users on phishing attacks and best practices
• Monitor network activity
• Block and filter websites, emails, and attachments
• Whitelist sanctioned file-sharing
• Arm endpoints with antivirus software and folder permissions
• Update company policy requiring safe user practices to reduce threat risks

Ransomware Prevention

The best strategy for stopping ransomware attacks is in preventing them from entering your system. As IT systems become more complex with more applications and devices, cyber threat risk and attack surfaces increase. DIGIGUARD consultants focus on preventing threats and holistically protecting business cybersecurity. We discover where your SMB is vulnerable and how ransomware attacks might enter your system. We look at these two main types of attack vectors:

Human Attacks: Need the help of humans and are designed to deceive and manipulate users into giving up confidential information.

• Phishing – A cyberattack that uses disguised email to trick users
• Smishing – A phishing attack conducted using cell phones
• Vishing – A phishing attack conducted by phone and often targets users of Voice over IP services like Skype
• Social Media – Convinces users to download or click malicious code hidden in videos or photos or content
• Messaging – Can be used to distribute malware to a user’s contact list

Machine Attacks: Attacks are automated and spread machine-to-machine from simply visiting and opening a website.

• Drive-by attack – Users get infected by opening a webpage
• System vulnerability – Criminals seek and exploit unpatched systems
• Malvertising – Malicious code embedded in search engines, malicious websites or social media sites
• Network propagation – Ransomware scans for file shares and accessible computers and spreads across a network
• Shared services propagation – File-sharing or syncing services can spread ransomware

Anti-Ransomware Strategies

DIGIGUARD experts have the threat intelligence your business needs to reduce the risk of ransomware attacks. Our team will take the time to understand your business data and operating systems and the unique threats you face. We help you prioritize protection and recovery planning with comprehensive data backup and testing. Our consultants know that separate offline or cloud data storage backup is the most effective security against ransomware threats. If a threat does get through your defenses, our team will respond to remove the threat, leverage your backup data and restore your critical data functions. We are vendor-neutral and can help you evaluate options and costs for additional security features and protections for your SMB, including:

• Ransomware recovery
• Data loss recovery
• Cyber incident response
• Cybersecurity employee training
• Cyber risk assessment

Contact DIGIGUARD today for information on ransomware protection and prevention services.