Ransomware, in a nutshell, is a vicious type of malware that cybercriminals use to block access to your entire system or specific sensitive files/databases, until you or your company pays a ransom. It is a form of cyber extortion. Some victims get two ransom notes. One ransom payment to prevent cybercriminals from disclosing the sensitive data they have stolen before encrypting it. The second ransom payment to get cybercriminals to hand over the decryption key, for the victim to gain back access to their data. This is a form of double extortion.
Ransomware gangs have targeted critical infrastructure, meat processing plants, and massive supply chain attacks on Solarwinds more recently, which have led to data theft and forced shutdown of operations in large enterprises. Unfortunately, ransomware is a complex cybersecurity problem with no silver bullet to address this menace.
Thankfully the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released guidance on identifying and protecting assets against ransomware. The Cybersecurity Special Publication (SP) 1800-25 lays out the steps to having a comprehensive strategy around protecting assets.
Ransomware is not only vicious, it’s complicated to defend. This is why it’s necessary to have a multifaceted approach to your defense. Many enterprises use an XDR (Extended Detection & Response application) which is a significant player in the fight, but not the only component necessary to securely shield your data from attacks. CipherTrust Transparent Encryption of data, user access policies, key management, and MFA are all part of data fortification. Additionally, CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection (CTE-RWP) is a specific protection that monitors for ransomware type activities to stop the malicious processes. You’ll want to read more about CTE-RWP’s unique approach to add to your anti-ransomware arsenal.
Thales’ SafeNet Trusted Access offers multi-factor authentication at all login entry points protecting enterprise IT, web, and cloud-based applications from internal and external threats at the front door. STA utilizes policy-based conditional access, rigorous single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and universal authentication methods, which prevent breaches, simplifies regulatory compliance and enables enterprises to migrate securely to the cloud.
CipherTrust Transparent Encryption is one of the widely deployed data protection products within the CipherTrust Data Security Platform. It provides application whitelisting, fine-grained access control and data-at-rest encryption, enabling organizations to prevent ransomware attacks at the back door. It protects both structured and unstructured data with policy-based access controls to files, volumes, databases, containers, big-data wherever it resides on-premises and in hybrid cloud environments. For an even stronger defense, combine CipherTrust Transparent Encryption (CTE) with CTE Ransomware Protection (CTE-RWP).
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