Ransomware attacks are a threat to businesses of all sizes, from large corporations to small businesses. Ransomware is a formidable opponent because it can often defeat its targets. The best defense against this kind of attack is to not only work to prevent it from succeeding but also have plans for recovering if it does succeed in encrypting your data.

The five core components of a good plan for preventing and responding to ransomware attacks include:

Identify:

Start by doing a thorough evaluation of your assets, systems, data, people and capabilities. Your risk tolerance will vary depending on the organization you are working for, so consider risks to your organization and the specific impacts of different systems being rendered inoperable. Consider any regulations such as PCI DSS that apply to your situation.

Protect:

Create safeguards to prevent a cybersecurity incident that could impact critical services, business processes and your business itself. These safeguards should address all ways in which your business operates and be proportionate to the risks of possible incidents.

Detect And Continually Improve:

To stay on top of threats, you need to identify and stop malicious or abnormal activity in your environment. That's where continuous monitoring comes into play.

In order to maximize your visibility and protection and minimize risk, continue to refine your security program through the development of a continual improvement plan. Review all of your alarms and monitors, confirm your responses are appropriate and adjust processes as necessary.

Respond:

You should develop and practice an incident response program, including procedures for dealing with ransomware. You need to be prepared so that you can contain the damage as much as possible.

Recover:

To avoid costly downtime, build a cyber resilience program. This includes a back-up and restoration strategy for restoring core functionality and protecting not just data stored on-premises but in different cloud and SaaS providers.

When you’re prepared with a backup and disaster recovery plan, you won’t have to pay the ransom. Contact CompCiti if you are looking for a highly customizable Disaster Recovery Service in NY. CompCiti will conduct a complete analysis of your current data backup systems and develop a disaster recovery plan for your business. They will also provide a free presentation to your IT staff at your office outlining the hardware and software requirements for implementing a sound DRBC plan.

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