RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ARE THE PROBLEM FOR WEB HOSTING FIRMS

1. RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ARE THE PROBLEM FORWEB HOSTING FIRMS

2. You might have heard about the RANSOMWARE fuss on some occasions. It may be the case where you have got a pop up on your computer screen about the warning of a ransomware infection. Ransom malware, or say Ransomware is a kind of malware that gets into the user’s computers and stop them to access their system. This, in turn, demands the ransom payment to regain access.

3. Let us take an example of a South Korean web hosting company. It was infected by the Erebus ransomware attack in 2017. This affects more than thousands of South Korean websites and Linux servers. The company reported 153 of its Linux servers were infected with Erebus which, in turn, infect 3400 websites on the web hosting company’s servers. It was discovered that this Erebus ransomware uses a User Account Control (UAC) bypass method to run at higher privileges without even alerting the user. The company got that much affected so that in the end, they have to negotiate with the hackers. But, there was no way left to decrypt the Erebus encrypted files for free.

4. Now, let us discuss the impacts of a Ransomware attack on web hosting firms

5. Ransomware attacks can have extending effects on the performance of the companies. It does not only lead to data loss but has far wider-reaching effects on the performance as well as the revenue of the company. The companies may lose access to data for days, weeks or months. As long as the attack may encounter, it produces various devastating effects on the business. Majorly, the revenue loss, the loss of production due to no access to the data, the loss of reputation in the market which automatically drives your company to a modest level.

6. Let us go through some of the staggering facts of Ransomware attack

7. There are a lot of cybersecurity professionals who got surveyed by big brands and do not even know that their organization is already groomed to confront a ransomware attack. Just in 14 seconds, every new organization would fall victim to ransomware in this current year and it will occur every 11 seconds by 2021. Every month around 1.5 million new phishing sites are being created and this attack is spreading like a fire in the past two years. Around 34 percent of businesses got hit with the malware and it took more than weeks to regain access to their entire data.

8. What to do when you are infected with a Ransomware attack? If you find yourself infected with ransomware then never pay the ransom. This would be the very first rule. This input is endorsed by the FBI. The reason behind not paying the ransom is not encouraging cybercriminals to launch the additional attacks against anyone. Other than this, you will be able to retrieve some encrypted files with the help of free decryptors.

9. You need to mind the fact that not all ransomware families had decryptors in specialized cases where ransomware is utilizing advanced and sophisticated encrypting algorithms. Even if there is a decryptor for some ransomware, we cannot be sure that either its the right version of the malware. It would be more harmful to encrypt the file with the help of the wrong decryption script. Therefore, we should always take care of the ransom message itself or it is better if we ask the security/IT specialist advice before trying anything on our own.

10. Get in detail with our entire security approach. Datacenter security Network Security Host Security Software Security Application Security Personnel Security Security Audit Processes

11. DATACENTER SECURITY We have our data centers equipped with surveillance cameras, biometric locks, policies of authorization, limited access to data centers, security personnel as well as various processes and operations.

12. NETWORK SECURITY We have our global infrastructure deployments that organize the DDoS mitigators, Intrusion Detection Systems(IDS) and firewalls at both the edge and rack level. We can tackle the frequent hacking as well as DDoS attempts and which would be without any degradation.

13. HOST SECURITY Hardware Standardization We have graded on hardware vendors that consist of the record of high-security vendors as well as quality support. Therefore, most of the infrastructure, as well as datacenter partners, uses the equipment from Cisco, Juniper, HP as well as Dell, etc.

14. SOFTWARE SECURITY We have the applications which run on myriad systems with the myriad server software. Our operating system consists of several flavors of Linux, BSD, and Windows. Our server software includes the versions and flavors of Apache, Resin, IIS, Tomcat, Postgres, MySQL, MSSQL, Qmail, Sendmail, Proftpd, etc.

15. APPLICATION SECURITY Any of the third party products or the components go through this all-inclusive training as well as testing procedures where all the project elements are broken down and the knowledge about their architecture as well as implementation is shifted to the team.

16. PERSONNEL SECURITY The authorization gets expire when the requirements get out of date. Most importantly, the personnel is coached in the security measures. Each employee which has administrator privileges to any server goes through the detailed background check.

17. SECURITY AUDIT PROCESSES Audit processes are needed to ensure the replication of the process as well as discipline. You will come across many questions related to servers, backups, offsite backups, accurate reference checks, timely alerts by security equipment that indulges investigations, surveys, ethical hacking attempts as well as many interviews.

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