Scigazette Monthly Read February issue of Scigazette magazine | Page 25

to Stay Safe Against Ransomware and Other Advanced Threats

10Ways

Mr . Hatem Naguib Senior Vice President and GM Barracuda Networks
The connection between IT security and data protection
businesses and other large organisations . It is nothing but a
has never been as tight as it should be inside most
number of versions of malicious software which takes
organizations . In a perfect scenario , the identification of a
control of a target computer and then encodes all the data
probable security threat would initiate a series of backups
on it , rendering it inaccessible .
to ensure there is no data loss or breach in data security in .
This however While that theory has been around for decades , the rise of “ ransomware ” is now turning that best practice into an absolute necessity .
Be it an individual or an SME or a global corporation — nobody is now safe from ransomware , phishing , and advanced persistent threats . A successful attack , apart from being terribly costly can cause huge
The growth in ransomware attacks is expected to continue
damage to your Brand reputation .
throughout the year , and expand to other platforms such as Macs , smartphones , and IoT endpoints . Even the most successful iterations of ransomware will evolve to stay ahead of defenses . grown as a method of attacking
But there is a lot you can do to reduce the risk . Here are our top 10 tips for preventing ransomware , phishing , and
APT attacks :
Scigazette | 25 | February , 2017