![]() In the last few years, ransomware has risen seemingly out of nowhere to become one of the greatest cyber threats facing organisations around the world. And no amount of genius bar-hopping will save you. A ransom note hovers into view, written in bad english and a potpourri of fonts, explaining you have a week to pay £500 in bitcoins otherwise you will lose access to your data forever. You open your laptop to discover you have been locked out of all your files. ![]() It sounds like something from a bond movie, or dystopian fiction. When people first hear about ransomware, there is always this moment of stunned disbelief.Use HIPS (host intrusion prevention service) & other signature-less technologies.Use URL filtering (block access to C&C servers).Block risky file extensions (javascript, vbscript, chm etc…).Multi-language support by attackers, to help victims pay the ransom.O Cripple / shake off behavior-based monitoring ![]()
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