Ransomware is one of the biggest cyber security risks smaller organisations face (UK Government. 2022). It will not stop as criminals make a lot of money from it:
LockBit victims in the US alone paid $90m+ since 2020 • The Register
Your takeaway from this is you, your IT or cyber security support spend a little time today checking your ransomware plan.
You do have one don’t you?
If you do not have a ransomware plan or if you want to see if your plan is going to work for you, I have a short series looking at ransomware. It will take you about the time it takes to drink a tea or coffee* to read.
Also you should check your backups:
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
References
UK Government. (2022). Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022, from https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2022/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2022
Please Note:
I am on leave so the news this week is “in brief”. You can still contact me via the contact page and Octagon Technology.
