Implementing an Effective Defense Against Ransomware

Ransomware has become one of the fastest growing cyber threats faced by enterprises today, not to mention municipal governments, hospitals and schools. What are the most common ways that ransomware gets into systems, and how can you limit the possibility of infection? If you are infected, what steps should you take to mitigate the problem, and how should you deal with the perpetrators? This webinar answers these questions and more, providing expert advice on how to stop ransomware from infecting your critical systems and data, and what to do if your defenses fail. From this session you will: > Learn to apply security hygiene measures and endpoint protections that will make your systems far more resilient. > Find out what to do and what NOT to do with backups, to soothe the sting on having been infected. > Know the risk factors to assess when determining whether or not to pay out a ransom. > Learn to identify the early warning signs that an attacker is planning to deploy ransomware on your systems and stop them in their tracks.