Ransomware Defense Validation

Ransomware and multi-extortion ransom have emerged as the foremost cybersecurity threats to all organizations.

Are you ransomware
defense ready?

Ransomware attackers have intensified their attack campaigns by threatening critical infrastructure shutdowns, endangering public health and safety, diverting essential public resources, disrupting educational institutions, and compromising data privacy.

More than 35,830,000

Total number of ransom attacks across the internet in 2022

21 days

Average downtime due to ransomware attacks

$4,450,000

average losses from ransomware attacks in 2023 (excluding ransoms)

Ransomware attacks by industry in 2023

The Attack Chain of Ransomware

Trends of Ransomware

In recent years, ransomware groups have evolved from individual actors to well-organized groups with distinct industrial characteristics. Consequently, attacks have grown more sophisticated and targeted, exposing victims to additional threats.

Cross-platform and Multi-variant

To operate across various operating system combinations, criminal groups are increasingly developing ransomware using “cross-platform programming languages” such as Rust or Golang. This enables them to swiftly adapt their tactics during attacks, diversify their targets, and impact a larger number of victims.

Factorization of Ransomware Ecosystem

Cybercrime groups are continually developing new toolkits to expedite data breaches. Through restructuring their internal processes, ransomware gangs are increasingly resembling legitimate software development practices. This trend indicates a maturing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) industry, streamlining the operations of operators within the ransomware ecosystem.

What Support You Can Receive from Cybersecurity Validation

Every organization should aim to detect ransomware attacks in their early stages. Early detection of intrusions enables organizations to expedite their response, mitigate their impact, and promptly resume business operations.
 
We can rapidly simulate these Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) at scale before actual ransomware execution to validate whether your security controls can respond effectively to these attacks. Additionally, we can execute ransomware in an isolated environment (sandbox) to safely test the efficiency of your endpoint/host security products.

Summary and Automation

Deploying continuous validation
Summary

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Revalidating

Revalidating
Comparing the results data

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Remediation

Identifying the gaps
Fixing misconfigurations
Remedying failures
Budgeting

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Planning

Scenario discussion
Signing Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), authorizing, and defining the division of labor

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Execution

Deploying platforms and validators
Executing validation
Quality control

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Analysis & Optimization

Analyzing testing results
Determining remediation details

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Validate Your Ransomware Prevention and Detection

A professional ransomware defense validation solution is provided, generating a comprehensive and ready-to-improve reference assessment report. This report identifies specific risks for organizations, offers attack details, and provides mitigation recommendations.
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