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I've written about Ransomware attacks extremely often this year. I feel like a fear-monger or one of those sidewalk preachers who loudly claim the end is near as you stroll past them.
I wish I could say things are getting better, but they don't seem to be. According to Armor (a cloud-based cybersecurity company), 182 organizations in the U.S. have publicly disclosed they've been the victim of a ransomware attack.
49 of those have been public school districts. That's followed by 70 municipalities (some of which we've covered before) and 27 healthcare facilities. The remaining 36 are assumed to be private businesses or a mix of industries.
Let's run through those numbers again:
Why are these types of organizations (primarily municipalities, school districts, and healthcare facilities) being targeted?
Two reasons:
Cybercriminals are very well aware this is the case and they've adjusted their strategies accordingly. The Armor brief (which you can read here: https://www.armor.com/threat-intelligence/armor-identifies-10-new-ransomware-victims-in-the-past-9-days/) makes the point that new organizations are coming under fire every day and the attacks show no signs of stopping.
Sigh...
Just because the outlook isn't good doesn't mean there aren't things we can do and that its impossible to be pro-active in regards to fighting ransomware.
Here are a few tips you can use to defend your organization:
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