With 71% of ransomware attacks targeting small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs), it continues to be the prevailing form of malware used by attackers to disrupt organizations. The rapid adoption of new digital innovations often introduces new security gaps and makes it easier for attacks to spread across the flat and open internal network. For many, the loss of critical business cycles and revenues from systems that have ground to a halt far outweighs the price of the ransom itself. The Fortinet Security Fabric provides comprehensive network security and advanced threat-intelligence sharing to help SMBs detect and protect against ransomware attacks.
Even advanced threats still rely heavily on social engineering
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The pressing need for speed and agility across business’s of all sizes has led to the rapid adoption of innovations (e.g., cloud-based tools, Software-as-a-Service [Saas], smart devices) that bring convenience along with complexity—quickly creating vulnerabilities and making it easier for even basic threats to get past outdated defenses at various points of entry.
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that enables attackers to merely invest in an attack carried out by others and the natural IT knowledge of younger generations have made it easier for low-level hackers to easily blast a wide target base and expose one of those holes and is one reason that has led to such high rates of SMBs being hit with ransomware.
Email Vulnerabilities
Email is the primary way that ransomware gets inside a business’s network. Many users still unintentionally open a malicious attachment or URL that slips by consumer-grade email filters. More often these days, attackers rely on social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) scams where users unknowingly give attackers the information they seek to set off a series of events—like getting the victim’s phone number and replicating known sites to obtain user credentials. For SMBs that often rely on consumer-based email solutions that lack advanced email security checks, recognizing threats and avoiding social engineering schemes rely on a user’s individual judgment to identify the threat and avoid infection.
If ransomware was introduced into the network, then attackers gained access. While ransomware may have been the primary motive, other nefarious tools—such as monitoring software, command-and-control (C&C) code, or assimilation into botnets—may have also been introduced to launch additional attacks or siphon data at a later date. Therefore, any ransomware-compromised business must do further investigation into logs and systems for full and effective remediation.
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The Fortinet Security Fabric enables organizations to stop known and unknown ransomware across their environment through automated sharing of actionable intelligence.
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Email Vulnerabilities
Email is the primary way that ransomware gets inside a business’s network. Many users still unintentionally open a malicious attachment or URL that slips by consumer-grade email filters. More often these days, attackers rely on social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) scams where users unknowingly give attackers the information they seek to set off a series of events—like getting the victim’s phone number and replicating known sites to obtain user credentials. For SMBs that often rely on consumer-based email solutions that lack advanced email security checks, recognizing threats and avoiding social engineering schemes rely on a user’s individual judgment to identify the threat and avoid infection.
Malicious URLs Embedded in Email
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Can't analyze embedded links
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