The new head of the FBI’s San Antonio office stated that ransomware attacks in particular have skyrocketed as more of us work and go to school from home. And when it comes to ransomware, the FBI focuses on critical infrastructure: anything that involves national security or the economy.

“We don't advise companies to pay ransoms,” Rich says. “However, even if they do, we still ask them to let us know what's happening because if they report it to us, and report it to us early, we can help identify who the threat actor is.”

10 RANSOMWARE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY TIPS
Quick steps you can take now to PROTECT yourself from the threat of ransomware:

1. Use antivirus software at all times
Set your software to automatically scan emails and flash drives.

2. Keep your system patched and up to date
Run scheduled checks to keep everything up-to-date.

3. Block access to the ransomware site
Use security products or services that block access to known ransomware sites.

4. Restrict Application
Configure operating systems or use third-party software to allow only authorized applications on computers.

5. Restrict personally owned devices on work networks
Organizations should restrict or prohibit access to official networks from personally-owned devices.

6. Restricting Administrative Privileges
Use standard user accounts vs. accounts with administrative privileges whenever possible.

7. Avoid using personal applications
Avoid using personal applications and websites – like email, chat, and social media – from work computers.

8. Beware of Unknown sources
Don't open files or click on links from unknown sources unless you first run an antivirus scan or look at links carefully.

RANSOMWARE READINESS RECOVERY TIP
Steps you can take now to help you RECOVER from a future ransomware attack:

9. Have An Incident Response Plan
Develop and implement an incident recovery plan with defined roles and strategies for decision making. 2 Carefully plan, implement, and test a data backup and restoration strategy – and secure and isolate backups of important data. Have a team of incident response professionals on retainer to quickly respond in the event of a breach.

10. Have Backup & Restore Capability
Create a business continuity plan, and maintain an up-to-date list of internal and external contacts for ransomware attacks, including law enforcement.

Recovery Strategies

Business impact analysis

There is a lot more not covered in this article like incident response tabletop exercise, ransomware negotiation, and ransomware payment.

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