Ransomware is Here to Stay
Ransomware has evolved quickly as an attack strategy. Once a hostile takeover of lone computers, today the stakes are rising. Bad actors increasingly take aim at geopolitical targets, critical business systems and infrastructures (e.g., big game hunting), which could result in unprecedented damage. Today, ransomware is one of the biggest threats in cyber security, increasing by 150% in 2020 due to the sudden shift to remote work.
Ransomware is now classified as cyber terrorism, and the recent executive order from U.S. President Biden confirms that action must be taken now to keep systems safe. A zero trust approach is the gold standard to protect against ransomware. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) says, “implementing a zero trust architecture has become a cybersecurity mandate and a business imperative.”
The White House fact sheet states, “Recent cybersecurity incidents such as SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange, and the Colonial Pipeline incident are a sobering reminder that U.S. public and private sector entities increasingly face sophisticated malicious cyber activity from both nation-state actors and cyber criminals.”
Recent cybersecurity incidents such as SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange, and the Colonial Pipeline incident are a sobering reminder that U.S. public and private sector entities increasingly face sophisticated malicious cyber activity from both nation-state actors and cyber criminals.” Fact Sheet from The White House of the United States of America.
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Protecting Against Ransomware Zero Trust Security For a Modern Workforce
