Intelligent CISO Issue 41 | Page 64

Research shows that email is responsible for 75 – 90 % of malware delivered to organisations . happen is the most effective defence an organisation can have . Security solutions – such as those that leverage DNS – that can interrupt the malware ’ s attempt to connect to the command-and-control server , as well as frequent and robust backups , are key .
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What ’ s the first thing an enterprise should do if it is subjected to a ransomware attack ?
When it comes to ransomware , the only truly effective approach is prevention .
If an unprotected system gets attacked , there is no way to guarantee the retrieval or decryption of data . Therefore , mitigating risk before an attack can

Research shows that email is responsible for 75 – 90 % of malware delivered to organisations . happen is the most effective defence an organisation can have . Security solutions – such as those that leverage DNS – that can interrupt the malware ’ s attempt to connect to the command-and-control server , as well as frequent and robust backups , are key .

Other best practices include network segmentation and having a recovery plan that includes retaining multiple
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