5 Steps To Prevent And Respond To Ransomware Attacks
                     5 Steps To Prevent And Respond To Ransomware Attacks
• 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.
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:
• 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.
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