Ransomware attacks can be incredibly stressful. Unlike previous strains that were opportunistic and relatively small in scope, modern ransomware targets entire organisations and uses sophisticated tactics to encrypt, destroy and steal data with little chance of recovery.
Whilst prevention is always the best form of defence, this edition of Insight Space explores how organisations can equip themselves to effectively respond to an attack.
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Is ransomware an exponential threat to society?
- Is Ransomware an event we must now expect to happen?
- Has the evolution of Ransomware made protecting crown jewels like data even more critical?
- What can be done to address Ransomware?
Our speakers included: Ade Clewlow, Senior Advisor at NCC Group, Quentyn Tyalor, Director Of Information Security at Canon, Keith Mcdevitt, Cyber Integrator at Scottish Government and Katharina Sommers, Head Of public Affairs at NCC Group.
Charity case study
Response, rapid remediation and solution implementation for a charity organisation
Find out how we provided extensive support to a charity organisation after it fell victim to a ransomware attack.
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Delivering essential assurance, monitoring and detection services for a university
Our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) capabilities enabled NCC Group to bolster this university's defences and identify threats quickly and effectively.
Insight Space: Issue 04
In this edition of Insight Space, we analyse the ransomware landscape, including recent trends like the growth of ransomware-as-a-service attacks, and explain what that means for your organisation. We also explore how ransomware tactics, techniques and procedures have evolved, providing practical advice on how you can prevent ransomware from infecting your organisation. Finally, we summarise four steps that you should take if you do fall victim to a ransomware attack, helping to ensure that you can recover as effectively as possible.
Technical viewpoint
EternalGlue revisited: lessons from a self-propagating worm
In this article, we review the lessons that we learned from EternalGlue through the lens of a modern ransomware attack. In doing so, we outline how threat actors’ tactics, techniques and procedures have evolved from self-propagation, and what this evolution means for ransomware risk in your organisation.
Business viewpoint
How to effectively respond to a ransomware attack in four key steps
Learn the four key steps that you should take following a ransomware attack, including identifying the root cause of the issue, implementing the proper detection and response steps necessary and creating a security improvement plan.
Business viewpoint
Defending your organisation from ransomware