Miscellaneous
The White House just release a special document to the private sector about responsibility and steps to prevent ransomware. Quoting directly from the document: Companies that view ransomware as a threat to their core business operations rather than a simple risk of data theft will react and recover more effectively. The document goes on to talk about best practices such as: Utilizing Multifactor Authentication Endpoint Detection and Response Threat Hunting Utilizing Threat Intelligence Backing up your data and keeping it offline Updating and patching systems Testing your incident response plan Penetration Tests Segmenting Networks These are all basic activities organization need to start implementing now. The ransomware threat is escalating, and your organization can be a target.