But don’t take my word for it. Here’s a selection of advice and information from several industry leaders and experts on the most recent security issues.
Test Your Disaster Recovery Plan Regularly
Here’s what David Kennerley, Director of Threat Research at Webroot, had to say about the attacks yesterday: Kennerley also notes that ransomware, which is designed to be “annoying and loud,” can easily hide secondary infections which might steal data or copy passwords. It goes without saying that organizations should test their disaster recovery plan (DRP) regularly. This will help them understand the time it will take to restore systems to a useable state and what data is likely to be lost due to back up schedules. The danger with paying the ransom is there’s no guarantee they’ll recover their encrypted data and this only makes ransomware more successful in the long run for hackers.” Everything You Need to Know About the WannaCry Ransomware Attack
Check Your Security Update
Kris Lamb, vice president and general manager of Forcepoint’s Cloud Security business, also spoke on the issue through a company blog post. You might want to bookmark this post: Petya isn’t the end. When the next ransomware attack inevitably hits, the best way to save your sensitive files is to take preventative measures now. Ensure that the MS17-010 security update is installed on all Windows machines within the organisation. Ensure that you have email and web security solutions that can block malicious emails, block intermediate payload download stages in real-time, and can provide URL Sandboxing features for additional protection at point-of-click.“ Read more on how to protect your company from cyber attacks at Tech.Co
