Category: Ransomware Defense

• Defending Lateral Movement of Ransomware Using a Fiber-Cut Kill Switch

  Ransomware cyberattacks have been increasing at an alarming rate recently, with the finance, technology, education, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors being the most affected. Ransomware groups typically target large corporations. However, the trend is shifting as the ransomware business evolves into a service (SaaS) model with sophisticated tools at its disposal. This broader accessibility of these…

  Sankaran G.

  September 12, 2022

  Cybersecurity, Network Security, Ransomware Defense

  cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, fiber-cut switch, Firewall, Network Isolation, network segmentation, packet filtering, Ransomware Defense, Ransomware kill switch, zero-trust

• A Real Air Gap Defense Against Today’s Ransomware Attacks

  Today’s ransomware attacks are more sophisticated and often spread through unpredictable attack vectors. So, there is no silver bullet for avoiding such attacks in a complex IT environment with remote working and outsourced service providers in the mix. But it is relatively easy to detect ransomware early in the kill chain. After the initial attack…

  Sankaran G.

  April 25, 2022

  Business Technology, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Ransomware Defense

  air gap, air gap strategy, air gapped backup, Backup and Recovery, cyber attack, Cybersecurity, Echola System fiber-cut switch, FFIEC, Immutable backup, malware, NAS cluster, Network Detection and Response, ransomware attacks, Ransomware Defense, ransomware defense strategy, VFC2011