IT SECURITY IN A WORLD OF RANSOMWARE ATTACKS

AGENDA

What is Ransomware?

Introductions

Ransomware Risks

Table Top Exercises

Wrap Up

What Can You Do

MALICIOUS SOFTWARE• Malware - malware refers

to software programs designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a computer system1.

• Ransomware - is computer malware that installs covertly on a victim's computer, executes a cryptovirology attack that adversely affects it, and demands a ransom payment to restore it2

1. http://techterms.com/definition/malware2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware

MALICIOUS SOFTWARE• Denial of Service Attack /

Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DoS / DDoS)

• Extortionware• Spyware• Scareware

GAIN CONTROL

Why Is Ransomware Trending?

MONETIZATION OF RANSOMWARE

2005 2015

Cyber-criminals collected

$209 million in first 3 months4

Nearly 7,700 public complaints received3

Victims paid over

$24 million3

3. http://www.businessinsider.com/doj-and-dhs-ransomware-attacks-government-2016-44. http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/15/technology/ransomware-cyber-security/

RANSOMWARE RISKS• Your workforce• Lack of awareness• Phishing attacks• Malvertizing• Lacking adequate

backups and disaster recovery

Ransomware Defenses

Backups

Patching

Antivirus Software

Disabling Administrative Access

Trusted Applications

Prevent Autoplay Capability

Microsegmentation

Email Restrictions

New and Emerging Detection Software

Workforce Education

Incident Response Plans

Practice: Table Top Exercise

QUESTIONS?Dan Vogt207.541.2279dvogt@berrydunn.com

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