08/16/2021
How is your company protecting against a ransomware attack?
Unfortunately, there is no a silver bullet type of answer that would solve all cybersecurity issues in one shot. IT security for your business should resemble an onion; there should be many layers that protect your users and systems.
Here is a list of questions we ask ourselves and clients to improve cybersecurity posture and help protect against ransomware:
1. Does your company provide and enforce users to take cybersecurity training on an annual basis (at a minimum)?
2. Do your systems and applications force users to use Multi-Factor Authentication?
3. Are you using a high-level program designed to detect malicious activity alongside your anti-virus software?
4. Do you store your backups locally, offsite, and off-domain? Meaning they are not accessible to your local network.
5. How often are your backups validated?
6. Is your cloud (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Box) data backed up?
7. Do you have a disaster recovery plan written and in place?
8. How often are you validating your patching for your operating system and Third-Party applications?
9. Do you have a cyber-liability insurance policy in place?
Finally, the last question is, do you have an incident response plan? Have you discussed with your team what would happen if you experienced a ransomware attack? If you lose access to a critical app or data, how can you recover as quickly and cheaply as possible?
This list is not exhaustive, but I hope you find these questions helpful and a good soup starter to talk through with your IT pro and your team.
As always, our team of experts is here to help! If you’d like to setup a meeting to discuss your cybersecurity posture or learn more about how we can help your organization, please don't hesitate to reach out ([email protected])
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