Successful ransomware assaults are increasing, not necessarily because the attacks are more sophisticated in design, but because attackers have found that many of the world’s largest companies lack adequate resilience to basic safety measures. Despite huge efforts in cybersecurity from both the private and public sectors, many organisations remain vulnerable to ransomware attacks.
Richard Caralli, senior cybersecurity advisor at Axio, has over 40 years of experience as a practitioner, researcher, and leader in the audit and cybersecurity fields. Based on his years of experience, he believes that there are two primary reasons of the lack of ransomware resilience that exposes numerous organisations to otherwise preventable flaws in their ransomware defences:
- Recent noteworthy intrusions, such as those on gaming companies, consumer goods manufacturers, and healthcare providers, highlight the fact that some organisations may not have implemented basic safety standards.
- Organisations that have put in place foundational practices may not have done enough to confirm and validate those practices’ performance over time, which causes expensive investments to lose their efficacy more quickly.
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