Having an effective backup and restore plan in place is the simplest solution against ransomware attacks
In mid-May 2021, the eastern part of the United States faced major gasoline shortages as a result of a ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline.
This isn’t the first major ransomware attack to disrupt people’s daily lives. And it certainly won’t be the last.
At the same time, AXA, a global insurance company, recently said it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for payments made to ransomware criminals. To underscore how serious a threat ransomware is, AXA reportedly fell victim to a ransomware attack nearly a week after their announcement.
Both of these serve as reminders that all businesses face the threat of ransomware attacks every hour of every day and that there isn’t a simple or cheap solution to a successful ransomware attack...
...unless, that is, you have an effective backup and restore plan.
In our recent World Backup Day posting, we talked about how you should think of backups as a critical part of your ransomware protection strategy. An effective backup and restore plan can enable you to recover from a ransomware attack quickly and not have to worry about questions like, “Do I pay the ransom?”. As a reminder, Avast, global law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity insurance pr ..
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