Introduction


In the past few years incidents of ransomware have skyrocketed and ensuring that they are protected against this type of attack is imperative for business across all industries.

While small and medium enterprises may have once considered themselves too small to be the target of ransomware attacks, a growing number of organisations are learning the hard way that this is no longer the case.

Traditional perimeter-based IT security is no longer enough. Identity first security, where security is based around confirming the identity of users rather than relying on usernames or passwords that can fall into the hands of adversaries, should therefore be a central part of organisations’ security strategy.

Encompassing elements such as multi-factor authentication, single sign-on and zero-trust policy, establishing secure controls around identity is key to enabling strong authentication.

The following white paper, supported by bespoke research, will delve into how organisations can establish authentication strategies that will protect them against future threats, reduce attack surface and avoid security issues that stem from poor access control management. It will explore the tools and strategies that security practitioners can deploy to protect their organisation from ransomware and other cyber threats, and the importance of trust – or more accurately a lack of it

Key Findings:


  • 77 per cent of survey participants believe the volume of cyber security incidents have increased in the last 18 months.
  • 67 per cent believe that ransomware attacks are becoming either somewhat or greatly more sophisticated.
  • Only 13 per cent strongly agreed that their organisation’s current ransomware defences are adequately protecting it from threats.
  • The top three most widely reported security challenges from the last 18 months all relate to remote working.
  • 53 per cent of those participating in our research claimed to have an Identity First security strategy.
  • Only 8 per cent of participants had fully implemented a Zero Trust security architecture and 22 per cent were in the middle of doing so. A further 15 per cent were trialling and 26 planning.

To read full download the whitepaper:

Identity-first: How strong authentication can bolster organisations’ ransomware defences

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