Five Critical Steps for Ransomware Prevention & Mitigation

Cybersecurity and ransomware prevention can appear complicated and daunting. However, if you break it down into these five steps, it can be straightforward and logical. Some steps are simply best practices that should be part of your regular maintenance tasks that can be conducted manually or automated, such as asset discovery, software patching and data back-ups. Then you are prepared to determine what tools can be most helpful for your business's cyber defenses.

One: Asset Discovery & Monitoring

Asset discovery featuring automated network scans is an important service. With ongoing scans, you can quickly find and monitor new devices as they join the network and then understand each device’s health.

Two: Remote Patching

A remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool helps with continuous patching, enabling you to automatically deploy updates to endpoints and ensuring your patching never falls behind. You should also be sure that your antivirus and anti-malware solutions are set to automatically update and run regular scans.

Three: Regular Data Back-ups

Integrated backup and disaster recovery (BDR) solutions provide more streamlined service management with far less chaos. It’s also crucial to secure your backups. Make sure they are not connected to the computers and networks they are backing up or else they could become infected in the event of a ransomware attack.

Four: Deploy an Endpoint Protection Solution

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions help protect endpoints such as servers, laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and more to quickly identify malicious activity, as well as automatically taking remediation actions such as restoring unsafe files to an acceptable previous state.

Five: Enhance Your Cybersecurity Toolset

When it comes to cybersecurity, there is no such thing as too secure. Here are a few examples of tools and services you should consider adding to your cybersecurity tech stack:

• Risk assessment software
• Email monitoring
• Security information & event management (SIEM)
• Threat intelligence feeds

Contact Flagship Networks to take you first steps toward ransomware prevention and mitigation. Call us at 203.538.0800 or use the form below.

And, feel free to download our infographic with our five steps.